The EU courts are too often the backstop to protect transnational corporations against attempts by national governments to regulate them.
Economics
Politico – Trump to EU: Play ball or ‘we’re going to tariff the hell out of you’
US president says EU is ‘maybe, in certain ways’ tougher than China. Read here
Finance
France 24: France wants Swiss bank UBS fined 1.6 billion euros for tax fraud
France on Wednesday urged a Paris court to fine the Swiss bank UBS 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) for allegedly helping clients commit tax fraud. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Left-liberals and neoliberals really should not be in the same party
In four short articles Bill Mitchell addresses the need for progressive politics to free itself from neoliberal language, constructs and economists. Its a good read for the weekend. Read here
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