Geopolitics
Politico – Denmark PM bristles at Trump’s ‘need’ for Greenland after US strikes on Venezuela
Europeans look at Trump’s gangsterism and think ‘it will never happen here’, but it can. Read the full article HERE.
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Geopolitics
Politico – Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat
Is there any scheme which the European Commission has tried against Russia over the past four years which hasn’t back-fired? Every time Brussels tries to do something it only ends up exposing their own weakness. […]
Corruption
Politico – TotalEnergies accused of complicity in war crimes over Mozambique container massacre
‘French energy giant TotalEnergies was formally accused Monday of complicity in war crimes and torture in a criminal complaint filed in Paris over a massacre at its Mozambique gas plant’. Read the full article HERE.
Corruption
Politico – German center-right chief in European Parliament investigated for fraud
Is there anyone in the European Parliament who isn’t involved in a corruption scandal? Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Politico – US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
The US is a mafia state threatening anyone who doesn’t do its bidding. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – Germany’s new €377B military wish list
Germany’s new economic strategy – for the government to spend hundreds of billions on predominantly German-manufactured arms – is coming to fruition. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico: Dockworkers from across Europe gather to plan trade squeeze on Israel
Dockworker unions are fast becoming an important factor in exerting pressure over the war in Gaza. Read Article HERE
Climate Crisis
Politico – EU weighs outsourcing France-sized chunk of emission cuts to poorer nations
‘A loophole in the European Union’s climate target could see the bloc offshore to poorer nations pollution cuts exceeding the annual emissions of France and Belgium’. Read the article HERE.
Environment
Politico – EU budget plan would deal ‘devastating blow’ to nature
It’s clear that the European Commission has given up on the sustainability agenda, in favour of the warfare agenda. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico: Macron to China: Keep North Korea out of Ukraine war or risk NATO coming to Asia
French president delivers veiled warning to Beijing during speech in Singapore Read Article HERE