Tag: europe
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What the Volkswagen Crisis Reveals About the Direction of Union Bureaucracies
originally published on January 20, 2025 in Internationalist Standpoint The crisis in the German automotive industry appears to be reaching a moment of de-escalation (of class struggle, unfortunately), albeit a temporary one. On Friday, December 21, the German company Volkswagen reached an agreement described by the press as “historic” with representatives of the IG Metall…
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Radek Kubala: Dirty Business Model of Oligarch Daniel Křetínský Sabotaging Energy Transition All Over Europe
originally published on September 27, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint On September 8-10, an international conference was held in Čáslav, Czech Republic with the objective of mobilizing the environmental movement all across Europe towards a campaign targeting the EPH corporation (Energetický a Průmyslový Holding) and its owner, the Czech oligarch Daniel Křetínský, who is operating a…
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Vienna: Blockades and Mass Mobilization Against Meeting of Energy Tycoons
originally published on March 30, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint From Monday to Wednesday, March 27 to 29, the European Gas Conference (EGC) took place in Vienna. Representatives of the most powerful energy companies in the world, such as BP, Shell and OMV, held meetings with private financial investors and European bureaucrats to decide behind closed…