Corruption
The Irish Times – EU: Banking regulator scores another own goal
Once again the dominance of lobbyists and corruption in the EU is made clear. Let us see how the plenary session votes. Read here
The Irish Times
EU politics
Irish Times: Europe’s conscience drowned in the Mediterranean Sea
Not the EU! They stand for everything good and wholesome. Let us listen to the Ode to Joy again and then move on to more important matters, like an EU trade deal that will destroy […]
Corruption
The Irish Times: Europe criticised for not pressing Malta over journalist’s killing
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family say governments refuse to support call for public inquiry Read here
EU politics
The Irish Times: Google ramps up the ‘double Irish’ before closing time
‘Google and the other large companies that form part of the global tech vanguard are squeezing every last drop out of the “double Irish, Dutch sandwich” tax-avoidance trick before the loophole is finally closed by […]
Austerity
The Irish Times: French police clash with protesters as ‘yellow vests’ return to the streets
Apparetnly the Yellow Vests are not disappearing. The question is who goes first: them or Macron? Read here
EU politics
The Irish Times: Spain’s judges back in spotlight after ‘lack of impartiality’ verdict
A good summary of why Spanish courts of law have fallen into disrepute. For further reading see Georgina Blakeley – Catalonia: a year on, political prisoners go unnoticed by the rest of the world here […]
Environment
The Irish Times: EU critical of ‘severe’ weaknesses in Ireland’s fisheries controls
This is the lovely thing about the EU. So many beautiful laws concerning car emissions, taxes, workers’ rights, financial regulation, etc., but so full of loopholes (especially when it is about profits) that no one […]
EU politics
The Irish Times: ‘Enough excuses!’ – France’s Le Maire grows impatient over digital tax
Irish Republic and Luxembourg strongly against levy on online services. Germany supporting them. Read here
EU politics
The Irish Times: Ireland – Massive increase in reports of money laundering
Banks and financial institutions reported over 24,000 suspect transactions in 2017 Read here
Finance
The Irish Times: Ireland is the world’s biggest corporate ‘tax haven’, say academics
The government of Ireland insists it is not a tax haven. The EU thinks it is. So do tax NGOs. So do academics. How is it that everyone is getting this so wrong? Read here