Why Ireland May Soon Have to Say Goodbye to the Low Tax Rates That Made the Nation Rich
By John Phelan In 1988, The Economist magazine ran an article on Ireland titled “The poorest of the rich.” The title was well-deserved. That year, Irish per…
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Why Italy Could Join the UK in the Race Out of the EU
By John Phelan Few in the United States might know it if they watch the news, but in recent weeks France has been rocked by…
Macron’s “Crumbs” To Send France Over EU Budget Deficit Ceiling
By Joseph Jankowski France’s Finance Minister is warning that the tax relief and subsidy acceleration promised by President Emmanuel Macron under the weight of nationwide protests…
Four million Europeans’ Signatures Opposing Article 13 Have Been Delivered to the European Parliament
By Cory Doctorow Lawmakers in the European Union (EU) often lament the lack of citizen engagement with the complex policy questions that they wrestle with…
The French Revolt Against The New World Order?
By Catherine J. Frompovich “The man who lives under the servitude of laws takes, without being aware of it, the soul of a slave.” ……
In a Letter To The EU, European Film Companies and Sports Leagues Disavow Article 13, Say It Will Make Big Tech Stronger
By Cory Doctorow A coalition of some of Europe’s largest film companies and sports leagues have published an open letter to the European Union officials…
Yes, the EU’s New #CopyrightDirective is All About Filters
By Cory Doctorow When the EU started planning its new Copyright Directive (the “Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive”), a group of powerful entertainment…
The EU’s Link Tax Will Kill Open Access and Creative Commons News
By Cory Doctorow All this month, the European Union’s “trilogue” is meeting behind closed doors to hammer out the final wording of the new Copyright…
The Stock Market Just Crashed In Italy, And Argentina Has Panic-Raised Interest Rates To 65 Percent
By Michael Snyder In the 9th largest economy in the world, the financial markets are crashing, and in the 21st largest economy in the world…
Bulk Data Collection By NSA and GCHQ Violated Human Rights Charter, European Court Rules
By Aaron Kesel GCHQ surveillance revealed by Snowden breached privacy rights, according to Strasbourg judges. GCHQ’s methods for bulk interception of various online communications violated privacy…
“Catastrophic”: EU Passes Copyright Directive Including Internet “Link Tax” and “Upload Filter”
By Joseph Jankowski The European Parliament has passed a controversial copyright directive that contains provisions which force tech giants to install content filters and sets…
Why the Whole World Should Be Up in Arms About the EU’s Looming Internet Catastrophe
By Cory Doctorow In exactly one week, the European Parliament will hold a crucial debate and vote on a proposal so terrible, it can only…
EU Enters “Final Stage” Of Crafting Bill Forcing Big Tech Censorship
By Joseph Jankowski The European Union is in the final stages of crafting legislation that will force big tech and Internet companies to censor “extremist”…
EU Committee Rules Could “Destroy The Internet As We Know It”
By Mac Slavo A European Union committee has just approved rules that could “destroy the internet as we know it.” The two new and controversial…