Corruption
Branko Marcetic: The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong
A detailed account of the sharp decline in democratic freedoms in Ukraine, in ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
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Economics
Shaun Richards – Germany revises GDP growth further into recessionary territory
An analysis of Germany’s current economic downturn. Where it came from and where it is going. Read HERE Photo: Kalligraf licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Economics
DeStatis: German GDP fell more than originally announced in Q4 2022
The gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022 on the third quarter of 2022 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Degrowth, food loss and food waste
In his previous article in his series on Degrowth, Bill Mitchell looked at food and agriculture In this article he moves on to the inefficiencies of food production and distribution Read Here
Economics
DeStatis: German export surplus in 2022 at lowest level since 2000
This is not great news for a mercantilist nation. We are also seeing an increasing economic dependency on the US Foreign trade balance down by more than half on 2021 China most important trading partner […]
Climate Crisis
Balkan Green Energy News: EU carbon prices surpass EUR 100 per ton for first time
A forecasted cold spell and weak winds helped the benchmark emissions prices in the European Union hit an intraday record of EUR 101.16 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent. Analysts are also pointing to technical […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty – France: Emerging from the pension crisis
How to get out of this crisis? Three principles are essential: universality, progressiveness and justice. Read HERE Photo: Adam Jones Adam63 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
National Politics
German Foreign Policy: “On the Side of Diplomacy”
At the Munich Security Conference China announced an initiative to end the Ukraine war. The Global South is in support, the West – including Germany – is opposed. Read Here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Exports to non-EU countries in January 2023: expected increase of +0.2% on December 2022
This anemic increase could be due to the rapid increase of sanction busting exports to Russia via neighbouring states Read HERE Newest numbers from the Financial Times
EU politics
Luke Stobart: Catalonia’s Independence Struggle Has Deep Roots
Review of A People’s History of Catalonia by Michael Eaude (Pluto Press, 2022). Read the article HERE.