My full conversation with a French police officer yesterday during Acte XXV of the #GiletsJaunes protests. 25 weeks of state sanctioned violence and savagery. Thankfully, yesterday was relatively quiet and ended without any major tension although we left around 6pm and I cannot speak for anything that flared up after that.
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Big Tech brings out the big guns in fight for future of EU tech regulation
The next big EU lobby battle is already underway: Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are among the companies making huge efforts to shape the upcoming Commission proposals to regulate the digital market. Read here
Austerity
France 24: ‘We won’t give up’: French protesters defiant on day 36 of pension strikes
It is a truly impressive effort by French workers to defy neo-liberal austerity. Read here
Climate Crisis
The Barents Observer – Norway: “A blind investment in oil”
Norwegian environmental organisations rage as the country’s government issues a big number of new drilling licenses. Read Here
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