EU politics
Francesca De Benedetti – Europe’s Left Needs a Wake-up Call
Left-wing parties in Europe, with few exceptions, remain completely marginal, while the far-right’s rise continues. In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
European Parliament
Climate Crisis
Seán Fearon: Degrowth at a crossroads
The Beyond Growth conference was a landmark event for the degrowth movement, but it also highlighted the risks of co-option by the powerful. Seán Fearon is a PhD researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, working in […]
Corruption
The European Conservative: Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage
Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP and former vice-president of the European Parliament accused of money laundering and bribery as part of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, is on the offensive, claiming she’s been targeted for her work […]
Corruption
Margrete Auken, Ana Miranda and Diana Riba: Why three MEPs withdrew from the European Parliament committee hearing
The European Parliament’s Petition’s Committee has been instrumentalised in the service of the right-wing People’s Party in Spain. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – “We managed to reverse the balance of power”: Interview with Leïla Chaibi MEP
Piero Valmassoi, EU policy expert and activist at the Maison des Livreurs (House of Couriers) in Brussels, speaks to Leïla Chaibi MEP after the vote of the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directive [2 […]
Corruption
Fighting corruption in Brussels after Qatargate: Interview with Nicholas Aiossa
Nicholas Aiossa from Transparency International explains what’s behind the “culture of impunity” at the European Parliament and proposes reforms to address it. Cross-posted from Green European Journal Green European Journal: Greek socialist MEP and vice […]
Uncategorized
Piero Valmassoi – Uber and EU lobbying: is there a way to keep the baby and throw out the bathwater?
Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports for the Gig Economy Project on the debate of the European Parliament on Uber lobbying practices on Wednesday [18 January], […]
Corruption
EurActiv: ‘Qatargate’ scandal casts light on ‘untouchable’ EU lawmakers
“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 […]
Corruption
Lucy Hall and Hans Van Scharen: ‘Qatargate’ is the tip of the iceberg
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.