Geopolitics
Politico – US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
The US is a mafia state threatening anyone who doesn’t do its bidding. Read the article HERE.
EU
EU politics
Euronews – Amazon internet service outage highlights EU’s ‘overwhelming reliance on Big Tech’
If a Chinese company had gone down and it had knocked out wide sections of Europe’s internet, a continent-wide emergency would have been announced. But when it’s American big tech that goes wrong, there is […]
EU politics
Politico – EU staff revolt over Gaza stance
‘A growing number of staff argue that the bloc’s failure to exert pressure on Israel while it’s accused of committing war crimes in Gaza makes it impossible for them to perform their duties without breaching […]
EU politics
Eldar Mamedov – The EU’s pathetic response to Trump’s Iran attack
European leaders neither have morals nor Europe’s interests at heart, which makes them nothing more than empty, soulless vassals. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Cross-posted […]
Corruption
Politico – The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
The European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, never made it public that her husband is a major Brussels lobbyist in the cruise ship industry, despite pushing through a law on lobbying transparency in the European Parliament […]
EU politics
Indrabati Lahiri – European defence companies cash in as military budgets increase
It’s boom time for the merchants of death. In ‘Euronews’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights
“The letter on Monday urged the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the imposition of targeted sanctions on responsible Israeli officials.” Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Jordyn Dahl – 5 things to know about Europe’s electric vehicle transition
As European car manufacturers fall well behind their Chinese competitors, the EU is getting twitchy about its own targets to eliminate the internal combustion engine. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gerardo Fortuna – Orbán’s EU far-right group woos new members
The far-right in Europe has significant divisions, especially over geopolitics. In ‘Euronews’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Eric Toussaint – The Browning of Europe
A long assessment of the European Parliament election results but well worthwhile. Éric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist. He is spokesperson for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt. Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]