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Social Democratic MEP calls out German Chancellor over Platform Work Directive: ‘Which side are you on?’

February 27, 2024 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book

February 26, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.

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Politico – Ursula von der Leyen announces bid for 2nd term

February 19, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘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.

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Gig Economy Project – Dead end: Platform Work Directive blocked by Germany, France, Estonia and Greece

February 16, 2024 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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Tomaso Ferrando – Address the root causes of European farmers’ anger

February 12, 2024 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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Ben Wray – In Europe, Platform Workers Are Winning Limited Protections

February 12, 2024 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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Clara Bourgin – Why green activists joined farmers protests for fairer EU farming policies

February 7, 2024 Ben Wray 0

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 […]

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Harrison Stetler – Two Years Into the Ukraine War, Europe Has No Strategy

February 5, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘On Thursday, European leaders released another €50 billion in funding for Ukraine. The funds are a lifeline for the Ukrainian military — but waning US support and the stalemate on the front line are chipping […]

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Adam Tooze: Crisis Tribes – on Europe Now

January 29, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Very useful opinion polling of what the populations of different European countries think about the key crisis points of our times. In Adam Tooze’s ‘Chartbook’ Substack. Read the article HERE.

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Euronews – ‘Punishment beatings’ used at EU-backed Greek refugee camps and detention centres, alleges NGO

January 24, 2024 Ben Wray 0

“Staff have abused refugees for talking in line, coughing, and not cleaning their rooms, the Border Violence Monitoring Network claims.” Read the full article HERE.

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Germany’s Jewish Problem: Genocides Past and Present by Wieland Hoban

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Reviewed by Raymond Deane On 30 January, Uwe Becker – the so-called commissioner for Jewish life and the fight against anti-Semitism in the German state of Hesse – demanded that the organization Jewish Voice for […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

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Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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