EU politics
Al Jazeera – EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles
The EU is mirroring the United States’ tariff policy on Chinese electric vehicles, despite Germany’s opposition. Read the article HERE.
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EU politics
George Newth – EU elections: how Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni framed her politics throughout the campaign
Why would the far-right ever want rid of the EU, when it is serving it so well politically? George Newth is Lecturer in Politics and member of the Reactionary Politics Research Network at the University […]
EU politics
Julian-Nicolas Calfuqir – In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left
‘Two years ago, a left-wing alliance denied Emmanuel Macron his majority in parliament. But today the forces of the Left are deeply divided — making Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National almost the sole contender for […]
EU politics
Barah Mikaïl – The EU’s outsourced migration control is violent, expensive and ineffective
The EU externalising its borders is neither effective nor moral, and it won’t restrain support for the far-right either. Barah Mikaïl is Associate professor of International Security at IE University in Madrid. Cross-posted from The […]
Environment
Filippos Proedrou, Maria Pournara – The EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with it
Another case of EU law that is written in such a way as to be designed to fail. Filippos Proedrou is a Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy at the University of South Wales. Maria […]
Economics
Brave New Europe – Costas Lapavitsas: The State of the EU Economy
The State of the Union is a series of events organized by alternative media organizations Brave New Europe and Conter ahead of the European Parliamentary elections. Costas Lapavitsas is a professor of economics at SOAS […]
EU politics
Scott Lavery – Europe’s Core
Germany in particular is highly exposed to geoeconomic rivalry around key technologies such as semiconductors. The EU’s attempts to protect its industrial core are not convincing. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Jodie Keane – New EU trade rules could put poor countries in a billion dollar ‘green squeeze’
A series of new EU rules are set to increase costs for global south companies when exporting to Europe, an approach which is supposed to tackle climate change but may simply increase poverty. Jodie Keane […]
Climate Crisis
ETUC/NEF: Examining the Impact of EU Fiscal Rules on Social and Green Investments
Just three EU countries out of 27 can meet their social and climate commitments under new EU Fiscal Rules. New joint report by the ETUC and NEF. Read the report HERE.
EU politics
Colin Gannon – The European Union Is Embracing Militarization
‘EU officials have moved to dramatically increase European arms spending and beef up the EU’s military capacities. This turn is coming at the expense of action to address the climate crisis or the defense of […]