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.
Economics
Al Jazeera: Thousands of Serbians block roads to protest lithium mine project
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Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis: The West’s Wasted Crisis
A year that began hopefully is ending grimly. Western political elites, unable (and perhaps unwilling) to turn a deadly pandemic and climate crisis into a life-preserving opportunity, have only themselves to blame. Read here
Economics
DeStatis – German Exports in June 2023: -1.9% year on year
Most German exports in June 2023 went to the United States. After seasonal and calendar adjustment, exports of goods to the United States were down 0.2% compared with May 2023, with the value of exports […]
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