EU politics
Lily Lynch – Conjuring trick
An overview of the politics of European states in relation to the siege of Gaza. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
European Union
EU politics
Politico – Commission unblocks €10.2B for Hungary as EU tries to sway Viktor Orbán on Ukraine
‘The European Commission on Wednesday unblocked €10.2 billion in frozen EU cohesion funds earmarked for Hungary, one day before European leaders are set to discuss new aid to Ukraine and the opening of accession negotiations […]
EU politics
Provisional agreement struck on Platform Work Directive
Deal on key issue of the presumption of employment for platform workers gives member-states leeway to add more ‘indicators’. Agreement still needs to get a two-thirds majority among member-states, which could be tricky. The Gig […]
EU politics
Sam Okyere – Priced out by imports, Ghana’s farmers risk death to work in Italy
Farmers in Ghana say cheap Italian tomatoes are ruining their businesses. Many have travelled to seek work abroad. Sam Okyere is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Nottingham. He is primarily interested in […]
Corruption
EU watchdog radio: Qatargate – one year later, what changed?
It’s one year since the Qatargate corruption scandal exploded across the EU institutions and a good time to review if and how things have changed in the Brussels Bubble. In this episode, Joana Louçã talks to Corporate […]
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.
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.