Politico – Italy’s grand plan to meet NATO target: A €13.5B bridge to Sicily

McKinsey and The World Economic Forum – What can go wrong (for the 1%)? Read here

Portugal has abandoned austerity – maybe not in a radical manner – but even then the nation’s citizens and economy are faring much better than it ever did under austerity. Read here  

“A situation is thus emerging out of the Ukraine conflict which is not without historical precedent: the defeat of German strategy.” Read the article here.