Corruption
Politico: How Europe became the Wild West of spyware
“The U.S. is working to blacklist these companies but here in Europe, they are getting the royal treatment.” Read the article HERE.
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Geopolitics
BBC – Andy McDonald: Labour suspends MP after speech at pro-Palestinian rally
Labour MP suspended after stating: “We will not rest until we have justice. Until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea, can live in peaceful liberty.” Read the article HERE.
Economics
DeStatis: Gross domestic product in the 3rd quarter of 2023 down 0.1% on the previous quarter
BRAVE NEW EUROPE cannot verify the statistics provided by DeStatis. DeStatis is not an independent body, but part of the German government Gross domestic product (GDP), 3rd quarter of 2023 -0.1% on the previous quarter […]
Climate Crisis
Tim Sahay, Kate Mackenzie: Oil and Politics in the Mid-Transition
, A world with terminally declining oil demand has never been experienced before, but the growth era for fossil fuels is ending, as many producers, investors and forecasters are acknowledging. This does not put climate […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: On Alert” Over Slovakia
Germany increases pressure on Slovakia. The reason: The new government of Slovakia, a country economically dependent on Germany, plans to discontinue the policy of economic liberalism and tends toward friendship with Russia. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Kyiv Independet: As Bakhmut counteroffensive lags, soldiers burnt out from horrors of war
These are the horrors and reality of the war in Ukraine: Of the original 110 people that his company had when it was formed in June 2022, only four remain in action – the rest […]
EU politics
Eldar Mamedov: EU’s vaunted unity is disintegrating over Gaza crisis
Hamas’s attack and Israel’s response have pitted member states and institutions against each other, and it’s spilling over in public. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed after Biden questions death toll
Health ministry says US administration ‘devoid of human standards, morals’ for ‘shamelessly’ questioning validity of figures Read HERE
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck, Friederike Spiecker: Eastern Europe facing a new crisis
The challenges facing Eastern EU members’ economies Read HERE
EU politics
Nick Corbishley – Are the Walls Finally Closing In on Ursula von der Leyen?
Creeping censorship, corruption, authoritarianism, economic decline and support for war: these are five of the defining characteristics of the Von der Leyen era. Is it any wonder that internal opposition is on the rise? Published […]