Category Archives: Europe

Study: Hunters Kill Birds During Their Annual Migrations Through the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Study: hunters slaughter birds as the undertake their annual migrations in chokepoints along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.

Yanis Varoufakis: Have Merkel & Macron Just Announced a Eurobond-Funded Godsend for the EU?

There’s not a lot of there there in a proposed EU rescue scheme.

Brexit: Posturing and Impasse

More Brexit chest-thumping.

How Germany’s Courts Might Destroy the Eurozone

Without an agreed set of rules, the eurozone cannot be sustained. Ironically, as the EU’s biggest creditor, Germany stands to lose the most from its court’s ruling.

Storks Hatch in UK for First Time in 600 Years – Why That’s Great News for British Wildlife

In this time of worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, stork chicks hatch in the United Kingdom for the first time in 600 years.

Brexit: Yet More Chicken

The same bad Brexit dynamics are very much in place.

Foreign Affairs Runs Propaganda from Swedish Employers on Sweden’s Covid-19 Fiasco, Failing to Disclose Sponsorship and Misrepresenting Results

Foreign Affairs runs “dangerous to your health” propaganda from the Sweden without informing its readers.

The Eurozone in Crisis

The Eurozone, despite years of band-aids over gunshot wounds, has managed to soldier on. It may have finally met its match in the coronacrisis

Rubbish Is Piling Up and Recycling Has Stalled – Waste Systems Must Adapt

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted waste management, especially the EU plan to move from virgin resourcs inputs towards a circular economy.

No Alternative to Sustainable Agriculture: How Community-Supported Farms Show the Way to Food Security in an Uncertain World

One of the areas in which we are least prepared for the many complex challenges surrounding us is in our relationship to food.

“Something Has Gone Wrong”: UK Government, Banks Screw Up Coronavirus Loans, Small Firms Near Collapse. Better Results in Other Countries

Quelle surprise! Big banks in the UK don’t like making small business loans, especially not at 1.5%.

Angela Merkel Urged To Put European Solidarity Over German Interests and Back Coronabonds

Angela Merkel is under pressure to abandon her long-standing “Germany first” policy towards the EU. Will she finally relent?

Right to Repair and Ventilators: Saving COVID-19 Patients

The coronavirus crisis highlights the importance of ensuring wide access to repair information for lifesaving machines, such as ventilators.

The EU’s Green Deal: Bismarck’s ‘What Is Possible’ versus Thunberg’s ‘What Is Imperative’ in the Age of Covid-19

A detailed look at the Green Deal: bold goals, with a shortage of money, transition plans, and social democracy.