Corruption
Reuters: Malta suffers second nationwide power cut in a month
Meanwhile back in one of the EU’s mafia states…. Read here
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EU politics
Reuters: Furor erupts in Italy over euro zone bailout fund reform
Proposals to reform the euro zone’s bailout fund are creating a political storm in Italy, where parties and institutions are battling over whether Rome should try to block the reform at the EU level. Read […]
EU politics
Reuters: Greek police clash with students protesting against university shutdown
Hardly had a right-wing government been re-installed in Greece and the EU political elite could gave a sigh of relief – everything back to normal – the old problems reappear. And they will not go […]
Corruption
Reuters: ECB governor accused of bribery in Latvia corruption trial
These are the sort of people running the European Central Bank. Still another example for the endemic corruption in the EU political elite. Pity we can never write about endemic integrity in the EU political […]
EU politics
Reuters: ‘Catalonia has no king,’ separatist protesters say during Spanish royals’ visit
Thousands of demonstrators banged on kitchen pots and chanted “Catalonia has no king!” on Monday to protest a visit by the Spanish royal family to the capital of the region that has been hit by […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: European Investment Bank postpones decision on fossil fuel lending
Why does the EU have to support Germany’s natural gas industry? Once again the “Environment Chancellor”, Angela Merkel, has only one goal: increasing profits for corporations. Read here
Environment
Reuters: Germany to ban use of glyphosate from end of 2023
The Greens in Germany are not a progressive party, nor really radically Green, but the number of voters flocking to vote for them is forcing the establishment parties to start adopting green policies. Read here
Finance
Reuters: World Bank court orders Pakistan pay $5.8 billion damages to Tethyan Copper
This is the result of globlaisation, where companies that made a small investment can receive extra billions in compensation decided by a court run in the interest of international corporations. Read here
Environment
Reuters: Austrian parliament backs EU’s first total ban of weedkiller glyphosate
Apparently this sovereign decision will be overruled by EU law. Once again the EU proves that it is here to serve international corporations and not the people of Europe. Read here
Economics
Reuters: Spanish manufacturing shrinks in June at fastest rate in six years – PMI
As Juan Laborda writes here the Spanish government under pressure from the EU is leading Spain into a recession. Read here