Economics
Politico – Trump to EU: Play ball or ‘we’re going to tariff the hell out of you’
US president says EU is ‘maybe, in certain ways’ tougher than China. Read here
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Corruption
Politico: Ombudsman wraps up Selmayr job probe
Great stuff! We have one corrupt German EU official being defended by another corrupt German EU official and a corrupt, alcoholic Luxemburger EU president. European media may make fun of Trump, but is the state […]
EU politics
Politico: Deutsche Bank deflects EU lawmakers’ questions in money laundering probe
They will not be able to do this in front of the US congress. Just like Volkswagen and other German car makers, Deutsche Bank needs not respect EU lawmakers. This is the advantage of being […]
Corruption
Politico: Parliament adopts transparency rules on MEPs meeting lobbyists
This is still not a law, so let us see how it ends. Otherwise a step in the right direction. Read here
Corruption
Politico: Inside Facebook’s fight against European regulation
Dozens of Commission documents show how the tech giant pushed back against rules on issues ranging from copyright to privacy. Read here
Corruption
Politico: Veteran MEP Brok generated cash from Parliament visitors
Elmar Brok was always held up as one of the “Great Europeans” in the EU. He is typical for the EU political class: greed, greed, and greed and additionally a “Great neo-liberal German nationalist”. Read […]
EU politics
Politico: Greece faces €200M fine for failing to stop Chinese fraud network
We are seeing the break down of law as German imposed austerity drives nations to seek whatever revenue they can find. Passports and visas are sold, money is laundered, taxes can be avoided, import frauds […]
Austerity
Politico: Macron ‘lost authority’ after caving to Yellow Jackets, says Oettinger
The EU hegemon speaks. This is the same German Commissioner who called upon the markets to crush Italian state finances if the government passed a budget above a deficit of 2 %. Read here
EU politics
Politico: Whistleblowers could lose out in EU tax rule shakeup
The EU is making rapid progress toward corporate fascism (see our article on the topic here) Read Politico article here The EU Council’s legal service wants a separate text for fiscal leaks, which would be […]
EU politics
Politico: Fears of Euroskepticism blunt Brussels’ budget threats against Rome
Another fudge by the EU. Unfortunately the author does not answer the question, if this was the result of having to support Macron in France and his promises of unbudgeted expenditures to assuage the yellow […]