EU politics
Politico: Tunisia hands back €60M of EU funding as migrant deal tensions soar
North African country accuses Brussels of breaching a controversial migration pact. Read HERE
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Climate Crisis
Politico: Supercharged storm wrecks Greece’s breadbasket for years to come
Flooded region of Thessaly produces a quarter of the country’s food. Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Politico – France puts screws on EU chief to hit back against Chinese electric vehicles
Divides among European elites over what to do about the fact that China is miles ahead of Europe when it comes to electric vehicles. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Paola Tamma – Europe’s ‘template’ for migration: Tunisian strongman’s racist clampdown
The EU’s latest partner across the Med is carrying out a campaign of violence, mass expulsions and political repression. In ‘Politco.EU’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico – EU weighs sanctions on Niger as Gabon hit by latest coup
The EU are struggling to keep up with the revolt against French neo-colonialism in Africa, with eight coups against pro-French rulers in the past three years. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Eli Clifton: The Undisclosed Arms Industry Ties of Those Pushing for More Weapons to Ukraine
Politico published a letter by “46 foreign policy experts” and did not disclose that 21 of them work for organisations funded by the arms industry. Eli Clifton reports on money in politics and US foreign […]
EU politics
Politico: EU capitals want media law carve-out to spy on reporters
The Orwellian ‘European Media Freedom Act’ – a very serious attack on journalism. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico: EU issues muted response to Greek migrant shipwreck
The EU’s executive rejected calls to investigate Greece. Read HERE
Economics
Politico: Eurozone fell into recession as energy prices soared
Contraction over 2 consecutive quarters will complicate ECB’s job to battle inflation. What is worrying about this is the Eurostat, like Germany’s DeStatis, consistently initially publishes positive statistics, which later have to be retracted. This […]
Corruption
Politico – EU Corruption: Eva Kaili is back with a new story prompting incredulity: There’s a conspiracy
The Qatargate suspect is pushing to reframe her case as an anti-spying morality tale, prompting some incredulity. Read HERE