How Putin’s Russia invented a Ukrainian threat, and why
Ukraine is as much of an objective threat to Russia as Canada is to the United States (Photo: kremlin.ru) As talk of “security guarantees” for Russia is once again making…
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Italy’s criminalisation of migrant rescue: the luventa case
The crew of the Iuventa are are charged with "facilitating illegal immigration" over rescues carried out between September 2016 and October 20
How EU rules still allow social dumping through subcontracting
In Antwerp, subcontracting companies recruited up to 174 workers from non-EU countries like Ukraine, Bangladesh, Turkey or the Philippines (Photo: Sol) Last summer, Belgium and Europe woke up to one…
A plea to the EU from inside Tehran’s Evin jail
The notorious Evin 'house of detention�
No, Bosnia and Herzegovina is not ready for the EU
Ursula von der Leyen meets Zoran Tegeltija, chairman of the council of ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 20
The military-industrial complex cashing-in on the Ukraine war
A war on the EU's doorstep has justified a shifting of the goalposts with regard to arms companies accessing ever-expanding sources of public and private finance (Photo: STNGR industries) Since…
Big Agri’s lies: green EU farming not to blame for food insecurity
Agribusiness' capture of EU policies prevents decision-makers from addressing the true causes of food insecurity. There is no production deficit but there is a problem of food poverty, access, diets,…
Serbia now has no choice but to join EU sanctions on Russia
Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic, with Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo: ec.europa.eu) Last month, Serbia and Azerbaijan signed bilateral memorandums of understanding to expand cooperation on energy, developing and further strengthening…
EU must break Orbán’s veto on a tax rate for multinationals
To reach the global deal, it took three years of intense negotiations, involving all EU countries — Hungary included (Photo: Council of the European Union) With a dire winter ahead,…
How Berlin and Paris sold-out the EU corporate due diligence law
The Elysée spent its political capital trying to limit the type of business relationships covered, and obtain exemptions for its companies producing arms (Photo: Adeolu Eletu / Unsplash) A landmark…