The EU may soon approve glyphosate, a pesticide that causes cancer and kills bees. Bees are already dying way too much as it is. Without the bees, almost all pollination disappears. Then we get a life almost without vegetation and most of the life on earth then quickly dies out. Want to donate a little to fight the lobbyists…
Category: EU law
Sweden: A strong position during the financial crisis without the euro
No euro helped Sweden's economy Sweden has historically chosen to stay outside the eurozone. This decision has given the country some financial flexibility and freedom of action in times of crisis. A clear example of this was the financial crisis. The affected world economy in 2008/2009. During this period, Sweden was in a position where we could pursue an expansive monetary policy to...
Energy populism from the right-wing government
The government's promise that electricity subsidies would be paid before November 1 led to intensive work for the authorities' officials. But officials also had to contend with problems created by the government's energy populism. Reportedly, the Department of Climate and Food has been involved in some of the problems with energy populism, and there has been a lack of information and governance from…
"Survival" - Book for libertarian left-wing social democracy
Why did welfare in Sweden begin to be dismantled from the 70s? Can everyone get a job? How do we give people housing? The climate - how do we save it? Feel good in a challenging society, okay? The newly published book "Survival - for society and the people" wants to spark discussion about society and life. Read the review by Lars Gahrn,…
The EU is trying to create a court of directors
When the EU does not get TTIP through, the Union tries to create a director's court without transparency. The goal is to make it impossible to increase welfare, strengthen labor rights, strengthen environmental protection or restore privatisations. You can support Skift's campaign against this here.
JEFTA — an undemocratic trade agreement
JEFTA is a new trade agreement between the EU and Japan. Like TTIP, private arbitration courts are included where companies can sue states for policy decisions that could threaten their profits. If a company is unhappy with a policy decision, they can simply go to court. Without there being any public transparency.
President Obama and many other (social) democrats listen too much to the middle
Obama said he didn't have much power. That is why he did so little to tax the richest and regulate financial capital. That claim is now rapidly being undermined by Trump with all his executive orders in a short period of time. Trump's commands show how much power the US president really has. Obama's, the Democrats' and the rest of the world's democratic…
Get rid of CETA at the last minute
CETA is a trade agreement between Canada and the EU. Just like the TTIP trade agreement, it contains several undemocratic mechanisms. Investor protection is included and companies can sue states in private arbitration courts.
The undemocratic TTIP and the secrecy
Europaportalen reports that members of parliament may only read the TTIP agreement in special rooms in Brussels. Otherwise, there is a "risk" that the Swedish publicity principle would come into effect.
The EU is trying to go around national parliaments to get TTIP through
TTIP is the so-called free trade agreement between the EU and the US which specifically wants foreign investors in private courts with special rules to be able to sue the agreement countries whose decisions may lead to reduced opportunities for increased profit for said foreign investors. This really threatens the possibility of strengthening welfare, environmental and consumer rights. There are an awful lot of…