Deregulation
EuroNews – European Parliament to take Commission to court over technology patents
Ursula Von Der Leyen’s European Commission has become little more than an institutional lobbyist for American big tech. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Deregulation
Politico – EU leaders to double down on deregulation drive
Von Der Leyen brought in a bunch of reforms to make Europe more ‘competitive’, and now wants to unwind a lot of that to…make Europe more ‘competitive’. That’s the level of political leadership in Brussels […]
EU politics
Corporate Europe Observatory – Will the EU lower regulatory standards to appease Trump?
The risk is that Brussels uses the excuse of a deal with the United States to prevent a tariff war to slip in deregulation by the back door. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a research […]
Deregulation
Corporate Europe Observatory: Coded for Privileged Access – How Big Tech Weakens Rules on advanced AI
The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken the Code. […]
Deregulation
Open letter to Ursula von der Leyen on European Commission’s deregulation plans
This letter from NGOs and unions comes ahead of the announcement of the European Commission’s ‘Competitiveness Compass’, which is widely expected to involve the roll-back of social and environmental regulations. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe We, […]
Austerity
James K. Galbraith: The Austerity Train Wreck
A skewering of the brutal austerity in Greece which led to the country’s train disaster. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Andreas Sartzekis: Rail disaster in Greece: “Our dead, their profits”
This article on ‘International Viewpoint’ documents the dilapidated and privatised state of Greece’s railways. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Jeffrey St Clair: Train in Vain
Joe Biden’s administration holds a great deal of culpability for the Ohio train disaster. Jeffrey St. Clair is editor of CounterPunch. His most recent book is An Orgy of Thieves: Neoliberalism and Its Discontents (with Alexander Cockburn). […]
Corruption
Shachi Mokashi: Why Is It So Difficult to Regulate Toxic Contamination?
The EU is backsliding on commitments to properly regulate toxic chemicals. Shachi Mokashi is a writer focusing on environmental politics. Cross-posted from the Green European Journal In 2020, the European Commission rolled out a Chemicals Strategy […]