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Politico – Von der Leyen faces critical test as EU court decides on secret ‘Pfizergate’ texts

May 12, 2025 Ben Wray 0

Wednesday [14 May] will be a big day for (or against) transparency and accountability in the EU. Read the article HERE.

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Politico – Von der Leyen’s constant power play exasperates EU capitals 

December 19, 2024 Ben Wray 0

The EU is increasingly governed from the centre, with Von Der Leyen grabbing power where she can and bossing the agenda, despite the Commission President role originally intended to be a largely administrative one. Read […]

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Politico – Inside von der Leyen’s charm offensive ahead of knife-edge vote on her future

July 10, 2024 Ben Wray 0

The European Parliament confirmation vote on a second term for Ursula Von Der Leyen as European Commission President is likely to be held on 18 July. It will be a secret ballot, so we will […]

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 Geneva International Peace Research Institute – Call to the International Criminal Court to investigate Ursula von der Leyen for complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in Gaza

May 27, 2024 Ben Wray 0

This press release has got no press attention despite Von Der Leyen being in the middle of a re-election campaign, which is why we are highlighting it here. 27 May 2024, Geneva – On May […]

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Elisa Braun – EU prosecutors threaten to sue Commission in spending spat

May 13, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Von Der Leyen cut the budget of the prosecutors which are investigating her for corruption, and now the prosecutors are threatening to sue the European Commission for undermining their capacity to conduct investigations. In ‘Politico’. […]

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Politico – Don’t assume von der Leyen is coming back

April 15, 2024 Ben Wray 0

The European Commission President’s path to a second term may not be as straight-forward as it first seemed. Read the article HERE.

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Bianca Carrera Espriu – How Border Externalisation Became the EU’s Migration Strategy 

March 20, 2024 Ben Wray 0

Having played a key role in providing political cover for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Von Der Leyen is now making sure the massive refugee crisis the Gaza war has generated will be contained by Egypt’s […]

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Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book

February 26, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.

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Politico – Ursula von der Leyen announces bid for 2nd term

February 19, 2024 Ben Wray 0

‘Frau Genocide,’ as Clare Daly MEP aptly dubbed her, is surely going to be European Commission president for another five years, bringing shame on all of Europe. Read the article HERE.

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Nick Corbishley – Are the Walls Finally Closing In on Ursula von der Leyen?

October 25, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Creeping censorship, corruption, authoritarianism, economic decline and support for war: these are five of the defining characteristics of the Von der Leyen era. Is it any wonder that internal opposition is on the rise? Published […]

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A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine by Chris Hedges

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Book Review by Chris Green It provides a modicum of relief to one’s mental health to turn from Nicholas Kristof’s lame bothsidesism and Bernie Sanders’s blather about Israel’s “right to defend itself” to reading Chris […]

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Abundance – How We Build a Better Future by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

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Book Review by Michael Roberts Abundance is a new book that has been attracting attention and debate among mainstream economists and politicians.  It aims to explain to Democrat members in the US why their party […]

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