Lobbying by the governments of the U.K., France and Germany blocked efforts to introduce a European soil protection policy in 2007, citing costs and potential impacts on housing developments.
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EU politics
Bloomberg: Julian Assange Tells Court He Won’t ‘Surrender to America’
The WikiLeaks founder says he does not wish to surrender to extradition for doing ‘journalism that has won many awards’. Read here
Corruption
Politico: Big business circles EU’s consumer protections
An industry-friendly approach to consumer protection could make its way into EU legislation after years of lobbying. Read here
Economics
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: Inequality breeds stress and anxiety
Somehow there seems to be nothing about neo-liberalism that is of benefit to 99% of the world’s population. Yes, there are those fringe elements (politicians, employees of the financial sector and many others: crumbs falling […]
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