Corruption
Reuters: EU watchdog slams Germany for lapses in Wirecard fraud
The German government is not sweeping the dirt under the carpet, it is shovelling it, especially SPD finance minister and chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz. Read here
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Climate Crisis
Reuters: Germany plans to relieve some companies from new CO2 levy
This is why Germany wanted von der Leyen as president of the European Commission so that she can impose Germany’s Brown Deal upon the EU, of course calling it a Green Deal. Read here
EU politics
Reuters: Germany offered to build LNG terminals to avert U.S. pipeline sanctions
The German government has no money to invest in renewables to replace natural gas, but a billion euro to appease Trump. A great bargain, had it worked. Erdogan costed three billion as well as election […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: Draft EU methane strategy shies away from binding emissions standards
More of the EU’s Green (not really) Deal. Read here
Finance
Reuters: Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties – sources
Banks protect democracy. Banks protect the environment and fight climate change. Banks are only interested in profit, the rest is pure lies and hypocrisy. Banks are the problem. Read here
Finance
Reuters: Uber, Lyft drivers are employees, says California regulator
For years, both Lyft and Uber have said that if they are forced to reclassify gig workers as employees that such a change would have an adverse effect on their profitability. Is anyone surprised? Read […]
Finance
Reuters – Corona Crisis: California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors
California and three of its largest cities on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, accusing them of classifying their drivers improperly as independent contractors instead of employees, evading workplace protections and withholding worker […]
Economics
Reuters: Rent strikes loom across Canada as coronavirus kills daily-wage jobs
Landlords across Canada should brace for rent strikes in May unless the government steps in with rental subsidies for occupants as the outbreak of new coronavirus decimates wages, industry groups and tenants said on Monday. […]
Economics
Reuters: China’s factories reopen, only to fire workers as virus shreds global trade
A brilliant example of the spiral we are facing. Short and succinct. Everyone was praising globalisation, but apparently they do no understand it. Read here
Economics
Reuters: Coronavirus impact is overwhelming, Spain’s hotels association says
This is just the beginning. Much worse is to come. Read here