Yanis Varoufakis
Europe
Posted inEurope / Monsanto-Bayer / News / Pesticide
Austrian Lawmakers Back 1st EU Total Ban of Monsanto’s Round-Up
Austrian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a total ban on Monsanto’s glyphosate, putting the country on track to becoming the first European Union (EU) member to … Austrian Lawmakers Back 1st EU Total Ban of Monsanto’s Round-UpRead more
Posted inEurope / Multimedia / Politics
A party that spent two years working on the program before going to voters
Yanis Varoufakis
Posted inEurope / Facebook / Privacy / ToMl
The Facebook transatlantic data transfer case explained
The EU’s top court is deciding whether Facebook’s method of transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States sufficiently protects EU citizens’ … The Facebook transatlantic data transfer case explainedRead more
Posted inEconomics / Europe / Fascism / ToMl / USA Empire
The American dark money behind Europe’s far right
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was … The American dark money behind Europe’s far rightRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Europe / Latin America / News / USA Empire
24 Ex-South American Officials Sentenced for Role in Operation Condor
In Italy, 24 people were sentenced to life in prison for their roles in Operation Condor, in which six South American countries conspired to kill … 24 Ex-South American Officials Sentenced for Role in Operation CondorRead more
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Irish MEPs Wear ‘Free Assange’ T-Shirts in EU Parliament
Two newly elected Irish Members of the European Parliament (MEP) wore “Free Assange” t-shirts on the first day the European parliament’s reopening Tuesday in Strasbourg. … Irish MEPs Wear ‘Free Assange’ T-Shirts in EU ParliamentRead more
Posted inEurope / News / Saudi Arabia / Weapons / Yemen
Saudis using Belgian weapons in Yemen
It has emerged that Belgian weapons and military technology play a greater role in the conflict in Yemen than previously established. The #BelgianArms-team found evidence … Saudis using Belgian weapons in YemenRead more
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Mussolini’s Great-Grandson to Run for European Parliament
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the Italian far-right party Fratelli D’Italia (FDI), announced earlier this month that the great-grandson of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini … Mussolini’s Great-Grandson to Run for European ParliamentRead more
Posted inEurope / News / Pesticide
Flanders stream so polluted ‘water could be used as pesticide’
The small picturesque tributary on the outskirts of the village of Ledegem, some 15 miles east of Ypres, has been described by Belgian media this … Flanders stream so polluted ‘water could be used as pesticide’Read more