If an ordinary Russian loses half of his pension or salary because of the fall in the rouble and inflation caused by the sanctions, then there is no recourse, no court where he can complain. On the other hand, if you want to deprive an oligarch with 100 million euros of half his fortune, then there are multiple procedures to challenge the decision, and very often you don’t pay anything.
EU politics
Aamer Anwar: “Spanish law is no longer respected in Europe”
Unfortunatley we cannot find the interview without a simulatneous translation in Spanish. Nonetheless it provides the main arguments by the lawyer for Clara Ponsatí in Scotland. There is a translation in Catalan in the article. […]
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Leigh Phillips – The West Is Sabotaging a Global Pandemic Treaty
“International talks aimed at creating a treaty to prevent another COVID-19 catastrophe are nearing collapse. This impasse is due to the refusal of countries such as the US, Canada, and Germany to compromise on Big […]
EU politics
George Monbiot: Don’t let the rich get even richer on the assets we all share
From The Guardian There are four major economic sectors: the market, the state, the household and the commons. The neglect of the last two by both neoliberals and social democrats has created many of the […]
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