Economics
Eurostat: September Industrial production down by 6.9% in the euro area and by 6.1% in the EU year on year
Recession? What recession? Read HERE
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Aviation
Reuters: Dutch government scraps plan to cap flights at Schiphol next year
This is what happens to your national sovreignty when you join the EU – which is doing all it can to slow down a just climate transition. Read HERE
Corruption
Politico: Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt
The EU faces a number of problems in its efforts to become less reliant on China for critical raw materials, not least corruption. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
VilaWeb: Spanish EU officials in Brussels rebel with a letter against the amnesty, violating internal rules
There is a concerted effort by the Spanish right-wing to get the EU to block the Spanish Amnesty law. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Katie Marie Davies: Russia, West fight for Kazakhstan as Astana plays both sides
In recent months, Western leaders have taken a number of trips to Central Asia, rushing to show interest in a region they neglected for years Read HERE Kazakhstan President Tokayev
Climate Crisis
Balkan Green Energy News: Germany plans power tax cut, more subsidies to prop up industry amid rising prices
The plans have also been criticized for their potential to hamper decarbonization, by allowing carbon-emitting activities to continue for five extra years. Read HERE Photo: Wikitarisch/Creative Commons
Corruption
Grace Blakeley – The Return of Dodgy Dave
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has made a shock return as Foreign Secretary. Few are mentioning the fact that he is mired in corruption. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Suleiman Mourad: Hezbollah’s Next Move
Hezbollah’s relationship to Hamas and Iran is complex, as is predicting the Lebanese party’s likely next move. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
eu observer: European complicity in war crimes in Gaza
For decades, EU member states have provided military wares to Israel’s occupation forces, with almost 30 percent of their major conventional weaponry originating in Germany (23.9 percent) and Italy (5.9 percent). Read HERE
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera: Billionaires are teaming up for pro-Israel, anti-Hamas media drive
When money determines politics. The campaign is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of the world’s biggest names in media, finance and tech, Semafor reported. Read HERE