Corruption
Politico: Mafia harvest rewards from EU farm funds
Odd, in Italy they are called mafia, in Northern Europe Business-people. Read here
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Corruption
Politico – EU: Not all commissioners are treated equally
Comparison of the treatment of Josep Borrell and Thierry Breton suggests neither rigour nor consistency on the part of the European Parliament. Read here
Corruption
Politico: France’s Commission pick Sylvie Goulard rejected by Parliament
When one reads an article like this, one can only ask: Why, oh why, do Europeans put up with the anti-democratic, neo-liberal, corrupt institution? Government should be taken “in house” again. Read here
Climate Crisis
Politico: Trucking hell in Tyrol
Austria’s effort to cut down on truck traffic collides with the EU’s principle of freedom of movement. Read here
EU politics
Politico: Irish parliament rejects EU-Mercosur deal in symbolic vote
Motion calls on Dublin to vote down major South American trade deal at EU level. Read here
Climate Crisis
Politico: Macron, 3 other leaders warn Mercosur deal could ‘destabilize’ farm sector
Here we are again: the interests of EU citizens are being suppressed so that the Germans can sell more cars. Cheaper beef for cheaper cars. What about climate change? Read here
Corruption
Politico: How Europe’s biggest media company infiltrated the EU
How Bertelsmann mixes business, philanthropy and Continental politics. Read here
Corruption
Politico: Czech police recommend charges against prime minister in fraud case
The oligarch Babis´s Czech party is in the ALDE (Liberal) faction in the EU parliament. If Babis is convicted for illegally obtaining EU funds, we will have a sitting Prime Minister of an EU state […]
EU politics
Politico: French communists recruit ‘Yellow Jackets’ for EU election
Party leader said they cannot go into the vote ‘without taking into account’ recent protests. Read here
Environment
Politico: Mud and guts: Europe’s forgotten environmental crisis
Lobbying by the governments of the U.K., France and Germany blocked efforts to introduce a European soil protection policy in 2007, citing costs and potential impacts on housing developments. Read here