Last night’s EU Council meeting once again failed to agree a rescue package large enough to meet the scale of the coronavirus crisis – and hung Europe’s peripheral states out to dry.
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EU politics
Reporters United: Greek government’s hiring of PR giant Edelman raises questions of ethics and transparency
Greece has hired global PR behemoth Edelman to design and manage its communications strategy with foreign media. Edelman, who also advised Saudi Arabia after the Khashoggi murder was the sole bidder for the 1-million-euro contract. […]
Austerity
Amnesty International: Eurozone governments need to recognise that Greece’s debt is a human rights issue
It is good to see that someone can see the plight of Greece and its people not just as a “political problem”. Read here
Climate Crisis
Max Ajl: Clean Tech Versus a People’s Green New Deal
Rich nations’ proposals for greening the economy need to acknowledge that their wealth rests on economic exploitation and ecological spoliation of poorer countries. Read here
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