Before the law, all people should be equal. Thanks to EU austerity and neo-liberalism, laws too have become a commodity, which one can buy, as in the case of Golden Visas. This allows rich foreigners to buy residency in an EU member state, giving them all the advantages of citizenship. In Portugal, the Social Democrats (who else!) with the right wings parties, are giving this a new spin by creating the Green Visa (500,000 Euros per person).
Finance
Ben Wray: Building Solidarity in Europe’s Gig Economy
Food-delivery bike riders in London, Berlin, and Copenhagen are pushing back against their algorithmic bosses. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis: German Residential Building Permits Spiralling Downwards
Building permits for new construction from January to March 2023: -31.1% for single-family houses, -51.9% for two-family houses, -25.2% for multi-family houses Read HERE
EU politics
Ross Douthat: The Fall of the German Empire
An extremely interesting article. Highly recommended. Read here
Be the first to comment