Macron’s 2018 Budget fits in the EU pattern: More Money for the wealthy, less for the young, in this case for higher education.
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Corruption
DB Post: 5 Oil and gas giants spend over 250 million euros on EU lobbying, say green groups
The five biggest publicly listed oil and gas companies and trade groups representing them spent more than 250 million euros lobbying the European Union to influence climate action since 2010, environmental groups reported. Read here
Climate Crisis
Jan Douwe van der Ploeg – Right wing farmers’ protests in the Netherlands
For those who are less than familiar with the intricacies of Dutch agriculture, the current wave of farmers’ protests (see DutchNews.nl: “Up to 40,000 farmers demonstrate against farm closures”, June 2022) will surely be puzzling. […]
EU politics
the Onion: EU Honors Angela Merkel’s Tenure By Giving Her Greece
In a ceremony to commemorate her stepping down from her post as chancellor of Germany after 16 years, European Union officials honored Angela Merkel’s tenure Friday by giving her Greece. “We hope that the chancellor […]
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