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Biedermann: The Decline of European Social Democracies
May 17, 2021
Ferry Biedermann writing in The New European analyses the gradual death of European social democracies despite the fact that left leaning parties have headed governments at most about one third of the time since 1945.
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Amazon Wins Appeal over €250m EU Tax Bill
May 13, 2021
In a blow to the EU’s fight against big multinational tech companies avoiding taxes, Amazon has won a court battle over allegations that the US technology company received €250m in “illegal state aid” tax benefits from Luxembourg, overturning the 2017 decision.
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VOA: EU Suspends China Trade Deal over Human Rights Concerns
May 12, 2021
EU Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that efforts to get the trade deal with China ratified by lawmakers in the European Parliament has been halted, citing that the EU sanctions against China and the Chinese counter-sanctions create an environment that is not conducive to the ratification of the agreement.
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Finnish Christian Politician Facing Charges for ‘Discriminatory Hate Speech'
May 10, 2021
Päivi Räsänen, a Christian Democrat MP, is facing charges of 'discriminatory hate speech' in her home country of Finland for stating her belief that homosexual activity is sinful according to the Bible.
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EU: Poland's Disciplining of Judges against EU Law
May 10, 2021
Believing that the independence and the impartiality of Poland's Disciplinary Chamber cannot be guaranteed, the European Commission has brought a complaint to the Court of Justice, asserting that Poland's way of disciplining judges is contrary to EU law.
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