EU politics
Al Jazeera: Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?
The EU hopes to stem the number of refugees departing for Europe from the country’s coast during an economic crisis. Read the article HERE.
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Branko Marcetic: Attacks on Freedom of the Press Are Ramping Up
The state of democratic rights for journalists in some of the world’s leading Western powers is becoming increasingly worrisome. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Media
Semafor: Inside the high-stakes clash for control of Ukraine’s story
Journalists covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine are engaged in a running, low-grade conflict with the Ukrainian government, which many believe uses access and accreditation to shape their stories. Read HERE
Economics
Politico: Eurozone fell into recession as energy prices soared
Contraction over 2 consecutive quarters will complicate ECB’s job to battle inflation. What is worrying about this is the Eurostat, like Germany’s DeStatis, consistently initially publishes positive statistics, which later have to be retracted. This […]
Corruption
Euractiv: European Parliament calls ethics body plan ‘toothless missed opportunity’
How can the EU that has no ethics, but only corporate profits in mind, have an “Ethics Body”? Read HERE
Climate Crisis
BBC – Qatar World Cup: Fifa ‘made false statements’ about carbon-neutral tournament, says Swiss regulator
Corruption. lieing, and greed seem to be what Fifa is all about Read HERE
EU politics
Brioni Bynun: Germany is criminalising Palestinian solidarity
In its latest attack on Palestinian human rights, the German police have unleashed a chilling crackdown on Nakba commemorations – including banning the holding of watermelons and repressing Jewish anti-apartheid protesters. Published in Tribune. Read the […]
Economics
Reuters: Lira plunges more than 7% as Turkey edges towards free market
Erdogan seems to be responding to his election victory by retreating towards more ‘orthodox’ macroeconomic policies. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Reuters: Accounting for war – Ukraine’s climate fallout
The war in Ukraine is deepening the climate crisis at time when global greenhouse gas emissions are already running at a record high, according to report by carbon accounting experts who have tallied the overall […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: German Combat Exercises in Southeast Asia
German Bundeswehr expands combat exercises in the Asia-Pacific region – at a time when the USA conducts record maneuvers in Southeast Asia and China seeks to secure military influence. Read HERE