Economics
Jonathan Portes: The Impact of Brexit on the UK Economy – Reviewing the Evidence
A look at the positives and negatives across three dimensions: trade, migration and investment Read HERE Creative Commons
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EU politics
Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz: Why Europe Must Never Forget about the Polish Constitutional Court
As is well known, Poland no longer has a constitutional court. Rebuilding it must be the first order of the day, and we must understand why that is so. Read HERE Protest for free media, 2016 Photo: Silar/Creative […]
Climate Crisis
Kelly Macnamara – Researchers: We’ve Underestimated The Risk of Simultaneous Crop Failures Worldwide
Simultaneous floods in major food producing regions could seriously undermine global food supply. Published by ‘Science Alert’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Balkan Green Energy News – EU auditors: Billions spent in vain on circular economy transition
A report by the European Court of Auditors has found that the circular transition is “almost at a standstill in European countries.” Read the article HERE.
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: Further Humiliation for German Foreign Affairs
The German Bundeswehr must terminate its failed operation in Mali ahead of schedule. The quest for independence from the West is gaining momentum in Mail and in neighboring Burkina Faso. Read HERE
EU politics
Euractiv: Libyans fired at rescuers while performing a rescue at sea
“The Libyan coastguard fired multiple times while 2 boats of [an] NGO were conducting a rescue of 11 people in distress in international waters on Friday. The shots came from a vessel that the EU […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: A large government presence required for energy transition does not mean massive deficits are required
Massive government size does not necessarily mean massive fiscal deficits. Read HERE
Corruption
euronews: Money spent by EU on migration policy becoming ‘complex’ to track
The web of funds going towards the externalisation of the contentious issue is getting much wider. Read HERE
Economics
Thomas Fazi: The capitalists are circling over Ukraine
The war is creating massive profit opportunities Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Matthew James Seidel: How Right-Wingers Hijacked Green Politics in Norway
Review of The Paradox of Svalbard: Climate Change and Globalisation in the Arctic by Zdenka Sokolíčková (Pluto Press, 2023). In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.