Europe
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Statewatch News Online: 21 May 2020: New analysis: reinforcement of Frontex runs into legal problems
21 May 2020 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org New analysis: reinforcement of Frontex runs into legal problems An internal Frontex report published today by Statewatch highlights a series of issues in implementing the agency’s new legislation, including uncertain legal terminology and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 18 May 2020 (08/20)
18 May 2020 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/may/email-18-5-20.pdf STATEWATCH ANALYSIS 1. Statewatch Analysis: Mediterranean: As the fiction of a Libyan search and rescue zone begins to crumble, EU states use the coronavirus pandemic to declare themselves unsafe Continue reading
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The Transformation of Societies on the Occasion of Covid-19 Heralds the Militarisation of Europe
We reproduce a discussion between Thierry Meyssan and a group of students. He explains that the political responses to Covid-19 have no medical purpose. A partially identifiable transnational group seized the opportunity provided by the epidemic to try to impose a profound transformation of European societies, just as it had used the attacks of 11… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 5 May 2020
“On Easter night and the days that followed I was involved in a mission in which a boat with 51 irregular migrants including 8 women and 3 minors were taken to port in Tripoli. On the same boat were five corpses.” Continue reading
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Statewatch: States of Control the dark side of pandemic politics: Webinar 29 April
This Wednesday, our friends at the Transnational Institute will be hosting a webinar to examine the repressive measures taken by states across the globe to address the coronavirus pandemic. The event starts at 16:00 Central European Time this Wednesday, 29 April. Statewatch is co-sponsoring the event, for wprivacyhich you can register online here. Continue reading
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The Greek tragedy: Act Three
On Thursday night, EU leaders again failed to agree on how to provide proper fiscal support for hard-hit member states to cope with the health costs of the coronavirus pandemic and collapse of their economies from the lockdowns. Continue reading
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The euro’s corona crisis
This coming Thursday 23 April there is a video conference meeting of the EU leaders to discuss once again what to do about the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown of production across the area. In particular, there is the vexed question of how to help out those EU members states like Italy and Spain… Continue reading
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Life vs Profit: the real ‘war’ in times of coronavirus
The State needs people to be alive to construct the mythical social contract with them. But Capital is the actual deep state. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 10 April 2020 (06/20)
10 April 2020 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/apr/email-10-4-20.pdf STATEWATCH ANALYSES & BRIEFING 1. Italy renews Memorandum with Libya, as evidence of a secret Malta-Libya deal 2. Anti-migration cooperation between the EU, Italy and Libya: some truths surfaces 3. Briefing: Spain: Migrants’ rights must be guaranteed and put at the core of measures… Continue reading
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Coronavirus: The view from Germany
29 March 2020 — Youtube An open letter to the Chancellor of Germany Continue reading
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Covid19 yet to impact Europe’s overall mortality Year-to-date statistics show excess mortality lower than previous years
The official figures for 24 countries across Europe show, not only that overall mortality is not increasing, but – so far – it is actually well below recent averages. Continue reading
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Italy Calls General Strike: “Our Lives Are Worth More Than Your Profits”
Italy is the global epicenter of the pandemic, with more than 64,000 cases of infection and almost 7,000 deaths, half of which occurred in the last week. This is the result of both neoliberal austerity measures that defunded healthcare in Italy and the criminal negligence of the EU. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 18 March 2020 (04/20)
18 March 2020 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/mar/email-18-3-20.pdf STATEWATCH ANALYSIS 1. Frontex launches “game-changing” recruitment drive for standing corps of border guards Continue reading
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U.S. Army invades virus plagued Europe
In the midst of a staggering virus epidemic that has shut much of Europe down, the insane and arrogant United States is presently sending 30,000 Army troops throughout Europe for war games. Continue reading
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China’s Offers Experience in Europe’s Fight Against COVID-19
8 March 2020 — Telesur The World Health Organization stressed that international cooperation is crucial to managing the outbreak. At an extraordinary council on the COVID-19 epidemic held in Brussels on Friday, the European Union (EU) health ministers agreed to develop a coordinated approach to prevention and protection of people at risk, and establish coherent containment measures, including… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 26 February 2020 (03/20)
26 February 2020 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/feb/email-26-2-20.pdf STATEWATCH ANALYSES & VIEWPOINT 1. Analysis: Spain: Will the new ‘progressive’ government uphold freedom of expression? 2. Analysis: Fort Vert: Nature conservation as border regime in Calais by Hanna Rullman: 3. Viewpoint: The shadowy business of fear-mongers by Ana González-Páramo STATEWATCH NEWS 1. Refugee… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 17 February 2020 (02/20): No saving lives at sea
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has called on EU governments to limit the saving of lives at sea by Operation Sophia. A note sent to the member states’ permanent representatives in Brussels says the mission should prioritise the enforcement of a UN arms embargo on Libya, rather than monitoring migrant smuggling activities, and suggests… Continue reading
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Toxic residues through the back door
Pesticide corporations and trade partners pressured EU to allow banned substances in imported crops Continue reading
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The West Displays Its Insecurity Complex
The only complaint the U.S. allows is that the United States might not defend us enough, when the greater danger comes from being defended too much, writes Diana Johnstone on the Munich conference. Continue reading
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Operation Barbarossa II: Setting The Stage For War
I have written several times about the continuing NATO preparations for an attack on Russia, a second Operation Barbarossa, the code name for the Nazi invasion of the USSR in 1941. Circumstances prompt me to write about it again, for as of the last week in January the Americans and their gang of lieutenant nations… Continue reading
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