Archive - Wouter’s Substack

Steel giant ArcelorMittal announced intentions to invest €1.3 billion to decarbonise its plant in Dunkirk. Should we be celebrating?

While ArcelorMittal’s plans to invest over a billion to decarbonise its site in Dunkirk sound groundbreaking, critics point to a history of inaction…

May 23 •

Celebrating International Workers' Day

As workers around the world pour into the streets to celebrate their rights, what can we learn from the day's history to inform our troubling present?

May 1 •

April 2025

UNI Europa calls on the EU to end Amazon Public Procurement Contracts as EU-US trade war escalates

European service workers trade union federation, UNI Europa, is calling on the EU to reassess the public procurement contracts that it has with US based…

Apr 2 •

March 2025

General strike in Belgium today as unions fight government’s austerity plans

While unions call for greater investment, the new government plans on slashing public spending.

Mar 31 •

January 2025

Europe's deregulatory delusion

As Europe's waters get poisoned, the EU turns towards deregulation

Jan 29 •

Austria looks likely to be led by the far-right FPÖ - what does this mean for workers?

Austria is joining the list of European countries with the far-right at the helm. Despite bellicose populist rhetoric, its policies are far-from…

Jan 20 •

November 2024

Even in some of the most conservative states in the US, there were significant progressive policy victories

Before we dive into the bliss that is the weekend, I wanted to make a short post on some positive news that came out of the otherwise wildly depressing…

Nov 15, 2024 •

Dutch university staff and students demonstrate against budget cuts despite de facto ban

Edit: WOinActie has announced a new demonstration against the cuts to be held on the 25th of November.

Nov 14, 2024 •

How an EU-brokered deal saw a collapse in Europe's steel plants

My new article covering the Liberty Steel crisis is out in EUobserver today.

Nov 11, 2024 •

Picking up the pieces

Trump's back and its the fault of the Democratic establishment.

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Volkswagen isn't dying.

It's moving abroad because Germany is terrified of debt.

Oct 31, 2024 •

August 2024

Austerity and the Greek fires

Several EU countries continue to cut firefighters despite growing wildfires.

Aug 26, 2024 •

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