EU politics
Euractiv: German foreign minister’s China visit postponed amid tensions
Germany is painting itself into a corner with its moral posturing Read article HERE In Asia no one wants to shake Wadephul’s hand Photo: Wikimedia
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Economics
Euractiv: Opaque new EU budget could boost Euroscepticism, top auditor warns
The notoriously corrupt von der Leyen is setting up a system to provide her and her ilk new opportunities for their greed. Read Article HERE Von der Leyen and one of her ilk (big time) […]
EU politics
Euractiv: Slovenia to call consultative referendum on NATO membership
Due to mass public opposition to increased member defence spending ‘agreed’ at the NATO conference, Slovenia will now hold a referendum on NATO membership. This could have far-reaching consequences across the alliance. Slovenia’s liberal Prime […]
Geopolitics
Euractiv: EU prosecutor Laura Kövesi haunts Greece’s rotten system
Brussels’ top prosecutor is exposing the scandals Greece tried to bury. Read Article HERE
EU politics
Euractiv – Commission ready to place arms orders for member states, von der Leyen says
We should be worried about the European Commission taking over European defence policy, especially with Ursula Von Der Leyen at the helm for another five years. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Euractiv: Libyans fired at rescuers while performing a rescue at sea
“The Libyan coastguard fired multiple times while 2 boats of [an] NGO were conducting a rescue of 11 people in distress in international waters on Friday. The shots came from a vessel that the EU […]
Corruption
euractiv: Belgian lobbyist sues von der Leyen over Pfizer contracts
This sounds just like the corruption scandal she was being questioned for corruption in Germany that resulted in her being bundled off to Brussels. In Germany she deleted her SMS messages although explicitly told not […]
Corruption
Euractiv: European Parliament calls ethics body plan ‘toothless missed opportunity’
How can the EU that has no ethics, but only corporate profits in mind, have an “Ethics Body”? Read HERE
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Open letter from French unions and worker collectives to EU labour ministers on the ‘French model’ and the Platform Work Directive
Labour ministers of EU member-states are set to finalise their position on the Platform Work Directive, with reports that France – the state must opposed to strong employment rights in the Directive – now holds […]
EU politics
Euractiv: EU agri MEPs reject nature restoration law, losing ‘voice’ in the process
The newest from Europe’s political Disneyland Read HERE