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 Union
National Politics
Politico – Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election: Exit poll
It looks like yet another lurch to the far-right in Europe. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Bilyana Petrova, Aleksandra Sznajder Lee – How EU integration has affected economic redistribution in Central and Eastern Europe
Countries in central and Eastern Europe which haven’t join the EU have more room for fiscal spending, and are 2% more redistributive. Bilyana Petrova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at […]
EU politics
Politico: Milei’s win in Argentina hits hopes for EU’s Latin America trade deal
The ‘anarcho-capitalist’, Javier Milei, won the Presidential election in Argentina on Sunday. He has an extremely radical policy agenda, but what comes next is not exactly clear. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
VilaWeb: Spanish EU officials in Brussels rebel with a letter against the amnesty, violating internal rules
There is a concerted effort by the Spanish right-wing to get the EU to block the Spanish Amnesty law. Read the article HERE.
Gig Economy
The voices of ‘The Great Delivery’, in their own words
Piero Valmassoi, journalist and platform transport policy expert, asked the participants and supporters The Great Delivery, which finished on Friday, about their experience of the unique 400 kilometre protest, and their hopes and ambitions for […]
Gig Economy
‘La Grande Livraison (The Great Delivery)’ by European riders is delivering hope – Statement from Korean platform workers
The Alliance for Korean Platform Workers for a better tomorrow has issued a statement in solidarity with European riders participating in ‘The Great Delivery’, a 400 kilometre journey from Paris to Brussels to demand platform […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – ‘The Great Delivery’: Riders to cycle from Paris to Brussels to demand platform workers’ rights
The 400 kilometre ‘Great Delivery’ from Paris to Brussels starts this Sunday [5 November]. Piero Valmassoi, freelance journalist and platform economy expert, spoke to Camille Peteers, rider and spokesperson for the Brussels Couriers’ Collective (Collectif […]
Corruption
Politico: How Europe became the Wild West of spyware
“The U.S. is working to blacklist these companies but here in Europe, they are getting the royal treatment.” Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Nick Corbishley – Are the Walls Finally Closing In on Ursula von der Leyen?
Creeping censorship, corruption, authoritarianism, economic decline and support for war: these are five of the defining characteristics of the Von der Leyen era. Is it any wonder that internal opposition is on the rise? Published […]