State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or taking over companies at a fraction of their value – have been a feature of Ukrainian business life since independence. However, large-scale predatory activities by so-called law enforcement agencies were curbed after the Revolution of Dignity.
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Giorgia Meloni is no radical
A good analysis of the Italian election. Well worth reading. Read Here
Climate Crisis
The New Statesman – “We have been cheated again”: Why developing nations feel silenced at Cop26
As climate negotiations in Glasgow enter their final stage, anger is growing among poorer nations Read here
Geopolitics
Politico – EU plan to share data with US border force sparks surveillance fears
The EU is making it easy for the US state to persecute Europeans and block people they don’t like from entering the country. Read the article HERE.
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