Energy
Politico – EU snubs dying solar manufacturers as China poised to swallow market
EU solar manufacturers can’t compete with their Chinese rivals, a painful reality for Von Der Leyen and her NATO buddies. Read the article HERE.
EU
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke – Europe is fearful and desperate
Europe has heavily over-invested in its Ukraine project, and now sees it crumbling. In ‘Al Maydeen English’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Social Democratic MEP calls out German Chancellor over Platform Work Directive: ‘Which side are you on?’
Debate in the European Parliament comes as hope is revived that a platform work regulation deal could be struck before the end of the parliamentary term. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE […]
Corruption
Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book
‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – Ursula von der Leyen announces bid for 2nd term
‘Frau Genocide,’ as Clare Daly MEP aptly dubbed her, is surely going to be European Commission president for another five years, bringing shame on all of Europe. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Dead end: Platform Work Directive blocked by Germany, France, Estonia and Greece
EU member-states fail to pass platform work regulation, in what was billed as the last opportunity to do so before the end of the parliamentary term. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE […]
EU politics
Tomaso Ferrando – Address the root causes of European farmers’ anger
The demands of those on the farmers’ protests are complex, but they all agree that a food system that treats food like any other commodity is a root cause of the problem. Tomaso Ferrando is […]
EU politics
Ben Wray – In Europe, Platform Workers Are Winning Limited Protections
Review of Leïla Chaibi MEP’s new book, ‘Pirate MEP: How I infiltrated the European Machine’, which explains what it’s like to be a left activist in the heart of Brussels and her fight for a […]
Climate Crisis
Clara Bourgin – Why green activists joined farmers protests for fairer EU farming policies
Farmers don’t need back-sliding on climate goals, they need policies which rein in corporate power. Clara Bourgin is the food, agriculture, and nature campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe. Cross-posted from Common Dreams (first […]