Europe
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Ukraine war tolls death knell for NATO
The defining moment in US President Joe Biden’s press conference at the White House last Wednesday, during President Zelensky’s visit, was his virtual admission that he is constrained in the proxy war in Ukraine, as European allies don’t want a war with Russia. Continue reading
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EU cracks the whip (gently) on Iran
The European Union has returned to the ritual of sanctioning Iran to leverage its foreign and security policies. The highlight of the EU Foreign Affairs Council ministerial meeting in Brussels on Monday was the imposition of sanctions against Iran over a range of issues. Continue reading
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Demons creep up from Europe’s attic
The visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to New Delhi had an anti-climatic ending. Baerbock waxed eloquently about Germany as a paragon of democratic values and claimed affinity with India. She hoped to persuade Modi government to disengage from strategic partnership with “authoritarian” Russia. Continue reading
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In the Netherlands, a Discriminatory Algorithm has Impoverished Thousands of Families
Aided by an algorithm, the Dutch tax office has plunged into distress tens of thousands of families – in particular, foreign-born mothers, in wrongfully demanding from them staggering sums. The state is proving incapable of setting things right. Continue reading
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Watch: Ukraine, NATO, and the State of the EU w/ MEP Clare Daly!
Clare Daly is a member of the European Parliament who was elected from the constituency of Dublin, Ireland in 2019. She represents Independents4Change and sits in the Left group. Previously she was a member of the Irish Parliament, a former Airport Shop Steward, and Students Union President. Continue reading
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Is there an Offramp in the Offing?
The last six months have presented Western leaders with first the opportunity to wave a big stick at Moscow, then realize that the Russian Bear is a good deal less frightened of the stick than those economies that need Moscow’s materials. This article will look at certain events over the last month that may indicate… Continue reading
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EU Commission Chief Faces Corruption Probe Over Pfizer Contracts
Is it possible that the President of the European commission, Ursula von der Leyen is not quite as squeaky clean as some might assume? Do such lightweights, who define themselves by how much they fail to achieve, who come from the bowels of political obscurity in Germany rise to such prominence without a little help… Continue reading
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New Europol rules massively expand police powers and reduce rights protections
The new rules governing Europol, which came into force at the end of June, massively expand the tasks and powers of the EU’s policing agency whilst reducing external scrutiny of its data processing operations and rights protections for individuals, says a report published today by Statewatch. Continue reading
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U.S. Deprives Europe Of Industry And Personnel
The U.S. is luring in European businesses that cannot exist in the energy crisis. Washington has even legitimized this process. Germany and France are trying to resist. Who will win in this unfolding confrontation between Europe and the New World? Continue reading
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An Excess of Evacuees
The last month has seen Russian forces take the Ukrainian electricity system offline piece by piece, power stations as well as substations being destroyed in a series of devastating strikes. This has prompted the mayor of Kiev to propose evacuating the entire population from the city as well as its environs due to the increasingly untenable situation… Continue reading
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Bullying Belgrade
Over the last month, several statements have been made by the EU in Brussels as well as its member states as they attempt to pressure Serbia into acting against Russia as the West moves against the East. This shorter article will look at Serbia, the role it plays in Europe as well as what the… Continue reading
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Of Gas and Hot Air
Sunday, 30 October 2022 — The van says… Hot air from the politicians, yet no heat for the people Preamble We have seen some pretty scary stories coming out of the UK of late, and the ones regarding its energy situation are even worse than those concerning the political rollercoaster that London has become of Continue reading
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Ducks with Ruffled Feathers
IS IT A LAME DUCK, SITTING DUCK OR JUST A DEAD DUCK IN THE WATER? A TSUNAMI OF CONSEQUENCES NOW AFFECTS BRUSSELS AND MANY OF ITS MINIONS AS THE TIDE OF EVENTS SLOWLY SINKS IT. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 18/22: Join our Board; Refugee relocation scheme founders; Who benefits from EU security funding?
Friday, 28 October 2022 — statewatch.org (Issue 18/22, also available as a PDF) Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Statewatch News, featuring: Join our Board of Trustees! Refugee relocation scheme founders as states plan to “intensify police checks” across the EU Who benefits from EU military and security funding? As Continue reading
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Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Self Destruction
Absolutely remarkable, Western media’s determination to ignore the recent Baltic Sea detonations, which knocked out the Nord Stream I and II gas pipelines. A major piece of Europe’s energy infrastructure, the joint property of Germany and Russia, has been destroyed. Any chance that Russian gas transmissions westward will be resumed is off the table. The… Continue reading
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The ‘War of Terror’ may be about to hit Europe
Never underestimate a wounded and decaying Empire collapsing in real time. Imperial functionaries, even in a “diplomatic” capacity, continue to brazenly declare that their exceptionalist control over the world is mandatory. Continue reading
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French Labor Unrest Illustrates Worsening Economic Crisis Within the EU
French workers affiliated with the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) held a “Day of Action” work stoppage on October 18. This action came on the heels of an oil workers strike which demanded a rise in salaries amid the escalating rate of inflation that has impacted people throughout the western capitalist states. Continue reading
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Germany´s failing ´stored´ nat-gas & LNG experiment
The sitting US Secretary of State very recently declared in an official press conference that the NS1 and NS2 pipeline sabotage will have “no impact on European energy resilience”… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 17/22: Change needed at Frontex; EU seeks deportation increase; Activity report 2021
Friday, 14 October 2022 — Statewatch News 14 October (Issue 17/22, also available as a PDF) Welcome to the latest edition of Statewatch News, featuring: Demands for change at Frontex EU still adamant on increasing deportations Our annual activity report for 2021 And reports on the externalisation of migration controls, police exploitation of software vulnerabilities, and Continue reading
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The United States declares war on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France
While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas pipeline has… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 