Economics
The Albertan – Europe’s economy showed zero growth at end of 2024 as eurozone’s biggest economy Germany is in recession
The German recession is dragging down the eurozone economically Read HERE
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EU politics
Kyiv Independent: Romania’s presidential candidate Georgescu calls Ukraine ‘fictional state,’ suggests annexing territory
This is what unity in the EU with regard to Ukraine looks like now that the proxy war is lost Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: GDP in the 4th quarter of 2024 down 0.2% on the previous quarter and year on year
The German economy has not grown for four years Gross domestic product (GDP), 4th quarter of 2024 -0.2% on the previous quarter (price, seasonally and calendar adjusted) -0.4% on the same quarter a year earlier […]
National Politics
Costi Rogozanu – Fractured Romania
In-depth analysis of the tumult in Romania over it’s recent election and the significant divisions which lie behind it. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Decensored News – Finkelstein: ICJ President Guilty of ‘Wholesale Plagiarism’ in Support of Israel
‘A forthcoming book by renowned Middle East scholar Norman Finkelstein will make the case that Ugandan jurist Julia Sebutinde, acting president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — also known as the World Court […]
EU politics
Raz Segal – Genocide Denial in Holocaust Studies
Scholar Raz Segal recounts the strange experience of being attacked as an antisemite, despite being Jewish himself and studying the Holocaust and other genocides, for the high crime of opposing Israel’s slaughter in Gaza. Read […]
EU politics
Balkan Insight: Italy Sends Third Ship Transporting Migrants to Albania
After two failed attempts to sent migrants and asylum seekers to camps in Albania for processing under a controversial scheme instigated by Italian premier Giorgia Meloni, Italy sent a third ship that reached Albania on […]
Economics
Richard Connolly: Russia’s Wartime Economy isn’t as Weak as it Looks
Russia’s economic resilience is defying expectations, enabling the Kremlin to sustain its war efforts in Ukraine despite mounting challenges, and raising doubts about hopes for a swift resolution. Read HERE
Corruption
Peter Korotaev, Volodymyr Ishchenko: Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?
Many Ukrainians have come to the realisation that their state is distributing the burdens and benefits of war unfairly. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Jeremy Corbyn: Remembering Auschwitz, Fighting Today
It’s the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. In Tribune. Read the article HERE.