Kenneth Haar

This is my last tweet. I am joining the X-odus. This place is now dominated by right wing extremists and looney money men. Find me on BlueSky. Dette er mit sidste tweet. X domineres nu globalt af det yderste højre og gakgak pengemænd. Jeg smutter, holder mig til BlueSky

@pelledragsted Han burde sende skibet til Florida. Dér har de en krise med rødder i både nedskæringer og mere generelt i den amerikanske profitorienterede sundhedsmodel. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Trump er præsident for verdens rigeste land. Han er modstandere af universel sundhed, som vi har det i Danmark og Grønland. Tværtimod tager han sygesikringen fra hundredetusinder af amerikanere og lukker sygehuse i hele landet. For at få råd til store skattelettelser til milliardærerne i hans egen inderkreds. Måske skulle han begynde med at sende et hospitalsskib til de mange amerikanere, som går konkurs og går fra hus og hjem, hvis de bliver syge, fordi de ikke kan betale hospitalsregningerne?

Absurd and grotesque desires in the Trump camp to have the US 'own and control' Greenland. And annoying that some media have chased the Danish PM to check if the fantastic island is for sale, cos' it really is not for the Danes to decide in any case. politico.eu/article/greenl…

🔴Figures showing that there would be very small financial savings from a deregulation policy with high social costs disappeared from an @EU_Commission document before its publication. Thread...

3/ In this era of austerity, the @EIB isn’t funding the green public services we urgently need. Instead, it’s propping up markets with deregulation & weak social and environmental safeguards. 🎧: bit.ly/4ioV7wJ

Years of campaigning by rightwing MEPs is succeeding: NGOs are now being threatened by the Commission they will lose funding if they do advocacy work that some may not like. A mere gag order! Read about it: corporateeurope.org/en/2024/12/com…

Commission publishes proposal simplifying administration for employers dealing with posted workers. But: ➡️Hardly any cost savings ➡️Labour inspectorates have scant information to target fraudulent employers Simplification=red carpet for corporate abuse etuc.org/en/pressreleas…

They call it ‘cutting red tape’, or slashing bureaucracy. What the new Commission is really about to do is to open a campaign that will be costly to the public interest. See our guide to their 16 tools to deregulate. corporateeurope.org/en/2024/11/16-…

Reseach publication alert🚨 My article "Reforming EU financial markets: mission impossible? The field of Eurocracy and private interests in MiFID revision" has just been published in the "European Politics and Society" research journal. Here's a thread 🧵. The article looks at:>>

Italian oil company ENI has launched an unjustified attack against CEOs good friend and ally Antonio Tricarico at ReCommon for defamation. He deserves all the support we can give! recommon.org/en/eni-denounc…

1/7 In a new oped @corporateeurope argues that MEPs have a crucial opportunity at next week's commissioner hearings: to challenge potential commissioners on the deregulation agenda set by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. euobserver.com/eu-political/a…

🧟 Tonight, get ready for the European farmers massacre 🔪 In one decade, the EU lost 5 million small farmers, guess what happened to them? 🎵 Music by Grace Jones #Halloween @foeeurope @TNInstitute @Fern_NGO @lobbycontrol @TheGoodLobby @Left_EU @GreensEFA

It’s been a year since the @EUombudsman told the @EU_Commission to release the #REACHrevision impact assessment “without any further delay”. Commission response? Nothing. corporateeurope.org/en/2024/09/tim…

Building on this analysis of the CVs of the commissioners-designate, here are a few thoughts on their #MissionLetters below 🧵

The amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals, with some now thousands of times higher. theguardian.com/environment/20…

🚨We have reviewed the curricula of the candidates to Commissioners that von der leyen has just announced and found revolving-door moves and other conflicts of interest, as well as far-right affiliations that raise major concerns corporateeurope.org/en/2024/09/rev…

1/7 Today the @EUombudsman responds to our complaint about 🇪🇺 Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB), its contacts with lobbyists, & whether it really has the full range of policy expertise needed for such an influential role. Original complaint ⤵️ corporateeurope.org/en/2023/03/eur…

In Brussels the air is thick these days with gospel about 'competitiveness'. If curious about the underlying ideological underpinnings, and what happens when the political agenda is guided by the term, here is a story about how damaging it can be rosalux.eu/en/2024/a-euro…

Reaction @EPSUnions to #DraghiReport ➡️ epsu.org/article/draghi… It misses out on role of public services and public banks (other than de-risking private capital), continues ideological biais against public enterprise and ignores impact austerity and threat of wealth inequality

Worst fears confirmed with #draghireport on the next years priorities in the EU. What von der Leyen left vague is concretised. Key proposals will lead to a tighter corporate stranglehold over EU rules. 🧵Here are 4 examples:👇