Why EU should take action against Agri-oligopoly
Recent farmer's protest in Brussels. (Photo: Paula Soler/EUobserver) As farmers see their livelihoods under pressure and people all over the world struggle with hunger and a rising cost of living,…
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Tusk’s Poland still has a lot of work to do on rule of law
Donald Tusk with EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, after their 15 December 2023 meeting on Poland�
The AI Act — a breach of EU fundamental rights charter?
The use of particularly intrusive AI systems, such as the ones that (claim to) infer the emotions of persons from their biometric data, affects the fundamental right to privacy, autonomy…
Why are EU travel firms offering holidays to Uyghur region?
At least 18 European travel companies from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands currently advertising tours to the Uyghur region (Photo: Wikimedia) The Chinese authorities are currently having…
Italy’s arbitrary Albania detention deal will harm EU
Georgia Meloni's Albania migration plan poses tangible threats to the human rights of all people touched by it, both at sea and on land, in violation of EU and international…
Will Russia soon control the Red Sea?
The Suez Canal. Between 12 and 15 percent of total world trade goes through this maritime shortcut bottleneck — making it a prime target (Photo: Wikimedia) When I left as…
Farmers are right to protest — but Green Deal is wrong target
Many politicians continue to support the largest agribusinesses and frame the crisis as 'farmers versus nature'. It�
Call Norway’s deep-sea Arctic mining what it is — ecocide
If an EU country were to follow Norway's example, it would be opening itself up to the possibility of litigation and criminal prosecution (Photo: NN – norden.org) Norway’s recent decision…
The MEPs’ vote on new GMOs that’s a gift to corporations
Not a single government agency, or the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), or anyone, has reviewed let alone vouched for this (Photo: reflets de vert) On Wednesday (7 February) MEPs…
Why a Chinese car battery plant in Hungary is not a good idea
China's Build Your Dreams BYD has been scrutinised for intellectual property infringement, data security, and economic espionage, accused of copying designs from established automobile manufacturers. Now it�