EU politics
Politico – German conservatives break with Merkel on migration
The Christian Democrats breaking with Merkel was inevitable eventually, especially given the AfD’s surging support. Read the article HERE.
immigration
EU politics
Daniele Albertazzi – Giorgia Meloni: How the realities of office trumped the Italian Prime Minister’s radicalism
Apart from some nasty anti-abortion laws, Meloni has transformed from Mussolini’s heir to your typical pro-Brussels, pro-Washington politician. In ‘Other News’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Politico – Swiss election results: Far right dominates after anti-immigration campaign
Far-right party SVP wins Swiss election with 28.6 per cent of the vote, but it’s not clear they will have enough support to govern.
EU politics
Paweł Cywiński – How Far-Right Konfederacja Became Poland’s Likely Kingmaker
Poland is set for a referendum on refugees to coincide with its parliamentary elections in October – a cocktail that will surely benefit the far-right. Paweł Cywiński has a PhD in social sciences and works at […]
EU politics
Paola Tamma – Europe’s ‘template’ for migration: Tunisian strongman’s racist clampdown
The EU’s latest partner across the Med is carrying out a campaign of violence, mass expulsions and political repression. In ‘Politco.EU’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Lilie Chouliaraki, Myria Georgiou: Power and resistance at Europe’s digital border
Host cities for migrants and refugees who reach Europe, like Athens, Berlin and London, are not only sites of surveillance and exclusion but also of struggle, agency and resistance. Lilie Chouliaraki and Myria Georgiou are […]
EU politics
Laura Lambert, Martin Lemberg-Pedersen: Europe outsourcing asylum to African countries is a terrible idea – there are alternatives
Denmark and the UK have led the way in seeking to export the problem of refugees and economic migrants to the global south Laura Lambert is a Senior Researcher at the University of Freiburg. Martin […]
EU politics
Sebnem Eroglu: Many Turkish people who migrated to European countries are worse off than those who stayed at home
Research suggests European labour markets are failing migrants and their descendants. Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe Many people migrate to another country to earn a decent income and to attain a better standard of living. But my recent […]
Finance
Patrick Cockburn: Luring Doctors from Poorer Countries is the UK’s Quiet Scandal
Trends are similar in mainland Europe: it’s cheaper for the state to poach, rather than train, doctors and nurses Cross-posted from CounterPunch The looting of artistic and religious objects from Africa and Asia by British […]