Amazon controls 33 per cent of the global cloud infrastructure market. This dominance has serious implications in terms of competition, surveillance and security.Read the full article
The sanctions on Russia are accelerating the European drive to end the ‘golden passport’ trade and to regulate ‘golden visas’. According to the most critical observers, the main beneficiaries of residency and citizenship by investment schemes have been Chinese and Russian [...]Read the full article
The hotline is a vital link in a chain of solidarity that has been activated in the face of European public institutions’ neglect of their duties. The others include NGOs that provide shelter and material aid to migrants and refugees, or those carrying out maritime rescue [...]Read the full article
Although the EU maintains that the agreement will boost development in Tunisia, part of Tunisian civil society fears it will destroy the fabric of the sectors to be opened up.Read the full article
Cuba has adopted drastic economic, political and social control measures in an 11th hour attempt to stem the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on a country already severely weakened by the tightening of the US blockade.Read the full article
On the 10th anniversary of Spain’s citizen, anti-austerity movement 15M, the Spanish writer and activist Fernández-Savater takes stock of the Indignados.Read the full article
It’s time for Europe to rethink our democratic and social models for a post-pandemic world
Liina Carr:
“Trade unions must strengthen multilateralism and global governance to provide global responses.”Read the full article
Liina Carr:
“Trade unions must strengthen multilateralism and global governance to provide global responses.”Read the full article
Given the significant differences between the positions of key political players (left, right, anti-system, nationalist, constitutionalist, etc.), there is a real risk that the ‘Catalan conflict’ will join the list of frozen conflicts.Read the full article
The people of Myanmar have shown that we are ready to give whatever it takes to achieve freedom and democracy. And we need you – workers, citizens, businesses and governments of the world – to help us with that.Read the full article
Between 500 and 800 migrants survive under extremely precarious conditions in Calais, northern France. Despite daily evictions from camps and increasing police pressure, they hold out the hope of making the crossing to the United [...]Read the full article
During a pandemic, democracy at work is even more important than ever
Stan De Spiegelaere:
“There is a clear relation between occupational health and safety and the involvement of workers in companies.”Read the full article
Stan De Spiegelaere:
“There is a clear relation between occupational health and safety and the involvement of workers in companies.”Read the full article
The Murcian lagoon is one of the most striking examples of the clash between the European Union’s environmental and agricultural policies: the intensive agriculture it promotes is a clear threat to the sustainability of watercourses and aquatic [...]Read the full article
