Brexit – the big swindle, a European view

    "I roar". Lemuel Gulliver famously sprawled, with Lilliputians,1894. Wikicommons/ Charles E.Brock. Some rights reserved. If we want to grasp the impact of Brexit on citizens’ and workers’ rights, we must mentally detach ourselves from the scheme adopted in the EU-UK negotiation on the Withdrawal Agreement. This is not because the scheme is flawed or inefficient. In my capacity as…

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      Abraaj’s Naqvi sentenced to prison by UAE court

      Dubai: Arif Naqvi, the founder of defunct Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Group, was sentenced in absentia to three years in prison by a court in the United Arab Emirates for a case involving low-cost carrier Air Arabia PJSC, people familiar with the matter said. ### It’s unclear whether Naqvi will serve the sentence, given…

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        Nigeria : le dirigeant chiite Zakzaky libéré de prison pour se faire soigner

        Après le froid, le chaud. Et c’est peut-être un geste d’apaisement. “Le juge a ordonné que Zakzaky puisse prendre un vol pour l’Inde, pour y bénéficier d’un traitement médical “, a déclaré l’avocat Me Femi Falana à l’AFP. Le leader chiite avait été arrêté après des violences lors d’une procession religieuse. L’armée nigériane avait tiré, faisant…

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          Toulouse to sign striker Vakoun Bayo from Celtic

          La Dépêche du Midi report that Ligue 2 side Toulouse have agreed a deal with Celtic to sign 23-year-old Ivorian international attacker Vakoun Bayo. He experienced a tricky 2019/20 campaign in Scotland, playing in 16 matches and having just two goals and an assist as a return. Bayo can play centrally or the wings.  He…

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