Climate Crisis
Marco D’Eramo: Darning the Planet
On the climate crisis and the political class. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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EU politics
Middle East Eye: Tunisia pact: EU member states complain of exclusion from migration deal
Germany among 13 countries accusing Commission of leaving them out of $1bn agreement to assist Tunisia in curbing crossings to Europe Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Production in June 2023 -1.7% year on year
Production in industry June 2023 (in real terms, provisional): -1.5% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -1.7% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) Read HERE
Deregulation
Eleni Stamatoukou: Greek ‘Towel Movement’ Seeks to Reclaim Beaches
A growing number of Greeks are taking to the streets to demand the restoration of free public access to the country’s beaches as enshrined in the law. Published in ‘Balkan Insight’. Read the article HERE.
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
German Foreign Policy – EU in Niger: After Us the Conflagration
In the campaign against putschists in Niger, Berlin, Paris and the EU support ECOWAS, which threatens military invasion. Niger is the Bundeswehr’s last deployment location in the Sahel. Read HERE
Economics
Philip Cunliffe: As trust in the US falls, countries want their gold back
The seizure of Russia’s foreign reserves marked the end of fair-play capitalism Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – German Exports in June 2023: -1.9% year on year
Most German exports in June 2023 went to the United States. After seasonal and calendar adjustment, exports of goods to the United States were down 0.2% compared with May 2023, with the value of exports […]
Climate Crisis
Hydrogen Insight: No more hydrogen trains | Rail company that launched world’s first H2 line last year opts for all-electric future
While Germany and the EU are hyping hydrogen as fuel, in practice it cannot compete with electricity in the case of trains. Read HERE
Economics
Bill Mitchell: No change in monetary easing from Bank of Japan until wages growth increases
So there is no hint of a return to the position that other central banks have taken. The Bank of Japan is firmly committed to providing ‘expansionary’ conditions to encourage growth in wages, which they […]