Corruption
Politico: EU watchdog probes Commission’s business trip rules amid Qatargate
The EU Commission’s top transport official took free flights to Doha while his team were negotiating a major aviation deal. Read the article HERE.
EU
Finance
Tech Won’t Save Us: What new EU rules might mean for gig workers
Paris Marx, host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast, is joined by Ben Wray, Gig Economy Project co-ordinator, to discuss the fight to win a pro-worker Platform Work Directive in the European Union, Uber’s […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – “We managed to reverse the balance of power”: Interview with Leïla Chaibi MEP
Piero Valmassoi, EU policy expert and activist at the Maison des Livreurs (House of Couriers) in Brussels, speaks to Leïla Chaibi MEP after the vote of the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directive [2 […]
EU politics
Branko Milanović: Can Serbia survive EU’s economic ultimatum?
The EU is seeking to bully Serbia in to accepting an ultimatum. History suggests Brussels will get its way sooner or later. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book […]
Corruption
Fighting corruption in Brussels after Qatargate: Interview with Nicholas Aiossa
Nicholas Aiossa from Transparency International explains what’s behind the “culture of impunity” at the European Parliament and proposes reforms to address it. Cross-posted from Green European Journal Green European Journal: Greek socialist MEP and vice […]
Uncategorized
Piero Valmassoi – Uber and EU lobbying: is there a way to keep the baby and throw out the bathwater?
Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports for the Gig Economy Project on the debate of the European Parliament on Uber lobbying practices on Wednesday [18 January], […]
Corruption
Andy Hsieh – Merchants of Spin: Monsanto’s Astroturfing of Glyphosate in the EU
Surprise surprise, agribusiness successfully uses astroturf campaigns to convince the EU that the use of toxic substances in agriculture can continue for another year. Andy Hsieh is an American writer and environmental activist based in London. He can […]
Energy
Gubad Ibadoghlu: Why EU plans to increase gas imports from Azerbaijan are unrealistic
The EU’s vision of replacing Russian gas with Azerbaijani gas is a pipe dream. Cross-posted from the LSE EUROPP blog In July last year, the EU signed an Energy Memorandum with Azerbaijan. While this was described as […]
Corruption
EurActiv: ‘Qatargate’ scandal casts light on ‘untouchable’ EU lawmakers
“As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions created an environment where rule-breaking could […]
Finance
Algorithms, Work and the European Directive – Interview with James Farrar and Sergi Cutillas
Interview with the authors of new report “Workers’ Recommendations on the draft EU Platform Work Directive” in podcast and text form THE Platform Work Directive has reached a crucial stage. The European Parliament’s Employment Committee […]