In a groundbreaking ruling, the Brussels Court of First Instance has not only ordered the Flemish government to block a specific container of military equipment but also banned all further transit of military material to Israel. The judge found that Flanders is systematically failing to meet its obligations under arms legislation and international treaties, and even imposed a penalty for each shipment that still goes through. Four Flemish NGOs — Vredesactie, INTAL, 11.11.11 and the League for Human Rights — who brought the case, were upheld on all counts.
Geopolitics
Sky News: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer’s Ukraine plan as a ‘posture and a pose’
Donald Trump’s special envoy accused Keir Starmer of adopting the “simplistic” notion that leaders “have all got to be like Winston Churchill”. Read HERE
Economics
Bill Mitchell: European growth positive but weak
Key Eurozone states are still lagging behind where they were before the pandemic. In some cases (Italy and Spain), they hadn’t even got back to pre-GFC levels of activity before the pandemic stuck. Read here
Economics
Adam Tooze: Neoliberalism’s World Order
This is a book review by Adam Tooze of Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism by Quinn Slobodian. A good historical outline of neo-liberalism. Read here Pascal Lamy, former director-general of […]
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