EU politics
Euronews: Europe ‘aiding and assisting’ Israel’s war in Gaza with key weapons
‘Now information shared with Euronews shows European states are likely “aiding and assisting” Israel’s offensive directly.’ Read the article HERE.
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Geopolitics
Thomas Fazi – Israel’s mixed blessing for Ukraine
The war is not going well for Ukraine, and American politicians are distracted and increasingly resistant to hand over aid. Peace talks with Russia now look inevitable. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Newest from post-nazi fascist Germany: Former Labour leader Corbyn disinvited from German conference due to Palestine stance
Germany’s new-found fascism has banned another speaker: Jeremy Corbyn Read HERE Text below: “Because it is our Europe”
Environment
Sonja Leyvraz and Bich Dao: Trashy Tech – Europe’s dirty secret of destroying unsold electronics
Destruction of unsold electronics is rampant across Europe. Yet the European Commission remains in denial about one of the most environmentally harmful market practices and is dragging its feet on a ban. Read HERE joelizlar/Creative […]
Environment
Middle East Eye: Kenya concedes ‘millions of hectares’ to UAE firm in latest carbon offset deal
Blue Carbon signs series of deals with African countries for carbon offset projects covering a total area of 24.5 million hectares Read HERE Nina R/Creative Commons
Economics
Ann Pettifor: On the bursting of bubbles
In the US, mortgage applications are now down 50% and at the lowest levels since 1994. Credit card defaults rates are higher than in 2008. Is the debt bubble about to burst? Read the article […]
EU politics
Joshua Rahtz – Course correction?
Sahra Wagenknecht, who describes herself as ‘left-conservative’, has left Die Linke and established a new political formation which could win as much as 20% of votes at the polls, an interesting and important development in […]
Economics
Eurostat: GDP down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU
Among the Member States for which data are available for the third quarter of 2023, Latvia (+0.6%) recorded the highest increase compared to the previous quarter, followed by Belgium (+0.5%) and Spain (+0.3%). The highest […]
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: New orders in manufacturing in September 2023: -4.3% year on year
New orders in manufacturing: September 2023 (in real terms, provisional): +0.2% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -4.3% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) August 2023 (in real terms, revised): […]
Geopolitics
NBC News: U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say
The conversations have included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal with Russia. Read HERE