EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Rude Awakening: Germany at War, Again
A long read from the sharpest critics of German foreign policy. In the ‘American Affairs Journal’. Read the article HERE.
Germany
Climate Crisis
Politico – France puts screws on EU chief to hit back against Chinese electric vehicles
Divides among European elites over what to do about the fact that China is miles ahead of Europe when it comes to electric vehicles. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Wolfgang Münchau: the end of the German era
This interview with Freddie Sayers in ‘UnHerd’ is an interesting analysis of Germany’s political and economic decline. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – As Getir’s empire rapidly shrinks, workers plot a global strike
The Turkish grocery delivery platform’s problems are generating steep lay-offs and deteriorating working conditions for those who remain, pushing workers to get organised internationally. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network […]
EU politics
Loren Balhorn: The Split in Die Linke Reflects a Rudderless German Left
An analysis of why Germany’s Left party is failing and what the left needs to do to build support among the working class. In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Patrick Maynard: Germany’s Support for Ukraine Faces Doubts on the Home Front
NATO’s Vilnius summit is placing fresh demands on Germany to increase its military aid to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Anne Baerbock speaks stridently of the West’s role in the war — but Germans are increasingly reticent […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – The food delivery couriers who worked for three months and never got paid
The Gig Economy Project speaks to a Wolt rider in Berlin, who was hired via a sub-contractor and was never paid. He and his colleagues are taking the food delivery platform to court. The Gig […]
EU politics
Reiner Braun: The German National Security strategy is an insecurity strategy
On June 19, an expert hearing in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag on the “National Security Strategy” was held. One of the invited experts was Reiner Braun, long-time president of the International […]
EU politics
Brioni Bynun: Germany is criminalising Palestinian solidarity
In its latest attack on Palestinian human rights, the German police have unleashed a chilling crackdown on Nakba commemorations – including banning the holding of watermelons and repressing Jewish anti-apartheid protesters. Published in Tribune. Read the […]
EU politics
Fidaa Al Zaanin: Germany Believes in Free Speech, but Not for Palestinians
This month, Palestinians mark the Nakba, the wave of ethnic cleansing that began their decades of displacement. But in Germany, trumped-up antisemitism allegations are being used to suppress the commemorations — showing that speech isn’t […]