Economics
RFI: UK economy shrinks for second month in a row
Britain is heading into recesssion. Can Europe be far behind? Read Here Photo: Henning Schlottmann licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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EU politics
rfi: Hungary court avoids EU conflict after Orban challenge
Hungary’s constitutional court on Friday rejected a bid by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to challenge an EU court ruling against its harsh asylum policy. Read here
Environment
rfi: France moves to ease pesticide ban to save sugar beet farmers
This is typical for the EU. First a law forbidding neonicotinoids, then providing openings to by-pass the law and use this insecticide. Ten other EU member states have also used the exemption.Thus the EU can […]
Corruption
rfi – Macron backs down on pledge to ban glyphosate in France
Macron does not back down regarding tax breaks for the rich, or destroying the pension system of people who work, but for Germany’s Bayer he will do anything – to please his ami le plus […]
Austerity
rfi: Self-employed workers in France join strike over pension reform
Representatives of more than 16 professions including doctors and lawyers have joined strike action to defend their self-funded pension schemes which they say the government’s pension reforms ignore. Read here
EU politics
rfi – French unions vow no surrender in month-long strike
The Yellow Vest did not go away, nor does it appear that this strike will disappear without a resolution. Read here Head of the French CGT labour union, Philippe Martinez, urged public and private sector […]
EU politics
rfi: Red and Yellow Vests in joint strike, but can they become joint force?
Tens of thousands of people across France downed tools on Tuesday and marched against President Macron’s policies. The day of strike action was called by the hard left CGT trade union. And for the first […]