Petr Janský: Effective tax rates for multinational companies in the EU

Another must read from Wolfgang Streeck on the perils of American hegemony in Europe, in New Left Review’s Sidecar. Read the article HERE.

Italy pays reparations for Germany’s Nazi war crimes, while Germany gets off scot-free. The German (“coalition of values”) government has successfully enforced “sovereign immunity” for Germany. Read HERE

A Dutch court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must dramatically reduce its carbon emissions in a landmark climate decision that could have far reaching consequences for oil companies. Read here