EU politics
Bloomberg: A Truly Terrible Idea for Deutsche Bank
A Commerzbank merger would make a mockery of the EU’s hopes to avoid lenders that are “too big to fail” – and the bloc’s plans for a banking union. Read here
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EU politics
Bloomberg: Cornwall Pub-Hand Shortage Shows the Future of Work After Brexit
PIf only half of this is true, then this contradicts Project Fear and confirms the working class who voted for Brexit: a lack of cheap EU migrants to exploit means that hospitality bosses are having […]
Corruption
Bloomberg: France, Germany Reach Compromise on Watered-Down Technology Tax
And even this will probably not be enacted into law. As usual the nationalist Germans have only one concern: protecting German companies. Read here
EU politics
Bloomberg: The French Have Another Reason to Be Angry at Emmanuel Macron
This is probably the only sensible thing Macron has done up to now, but his dirigiste manner has not bothered to convince voters, nor do the additional taxes appear to be destined to improve public […]
EU politics
Bloomberg: Spain´s notorious Supreme Court: Banks Win Mortgage Tax Reprieve
Thanks to the Catalan independence movement we are realising how politicised and reactionary Spain´s justice system is. Also see this Read here
EU politics
Bloomberg: Browder Laundering Complaint Shows $97 Million Nokia Payment
The reputation of Scandinavian banks is going from tarnished to sullied, from hygga to organised crime. Read here
EU politics
Bloomberg: Europe Is Too Exposed to Italy to Let It Go
French and German banks have more than $400 billion at stake and would lose big if the country left the currency union. Read here
Corruption
Bloomberg: The Hypocrisy of Outrage Over Danske Bank
The fight against corruption depends on whether it wins votes. Read here