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EurActiv: ‘Qatargate’ scandal casts light on ‘untouchable’ EU lawmakers

December 21, 2022 Ben Wray 0

“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 […]

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Algorithms, Work and the European Directive – Interview with James Farrar and Sergi Cutillas

December 19, 2022 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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M.K. Bhadrakumar: The EU cracks a gentle whip at Iran

December 16, 2022 Ben Wray 0

A former Indian diplomat gives his view on the EU’s new sanctions on Iran, which are likely to be chiefly motivated by a desire to weaken Russian-Iranian ties This article was produced in partnership by Indian […]

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Lucy Hall and Hans Van Scharen: ‘Qatargate’ is the tip of the iceberg

December 16, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Researchers at the Corporate Europe Observatory write that they’re unsurprised by the latest EU scandal, due to years of neglect in the EU over the lobbying practices of foreign states. Read the article HERE.

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Paulo Pena: Europe’s governments inflate housing prices with huge tax privileges for real estate

December 8, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Part of an investigation by Investigate Europe into how house price inflation is government sponsored. Read the article HERE.

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Uuriintuya Batsaikhan: High interest rates are a threat to the green transition

December 8, 2022 Ben Wray 0

High interest rates will increase the cost and slow the speed of decarbonisation, most notably in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy Cross-posted from the Positive Money Europe blog To reach net zero […]

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Claudia Horn: Europe Needs to Radicalise Its Climate Policies in Response to the Energy Crisis

December 2, 2022 Ben Wray 0

The EU is watering down its tepid ecological reforms as energy prices soar. Read the article HERE.

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Gig Economy Project – Czech Republic tried to include collective agreements as substitute for legal provisions in EU Platform Work Directive

December 2, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Union leaders and campaigners for gig workers’ rights say attempt to introduce collective agreements as a substitute for legal provisions in the EU Directive demonstrates how bad agreements can be used by platforms to undermine […]

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Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: MacGann’s testimony stung Uber, but will it make any difference?

October 26, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports from the European Parliament on Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann’s hearing, finding that his revelations will not count for much if […]

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Gig Economy Project – Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann’s full statement to the European Parliament

October 25, 2022 Ben Wray 0

The full statement of ‘Uber Files’ whistleblower Mark MacGann to the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) of the European Parliament today [25 October] I. I would like to thank Chairperson Dragos Pislaru and the […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

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Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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