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Blackrock: The invisible rock that governs the world

7 May 2018
Corriere della Sera, Italy

Why Blackrock is dominating the present and the future of the world

6 May 2018
La Vanguardia, Spain

Blackrock of Larry Fink

6 May 2018
Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland

6 May 2018 Blackrock

Blackrock – The company that owns the world?

By Investigate Europe

There’s a good chance you have never heard of Blackrock. In less than 30 years, this American financial firm has grown from nothing to becoming the world’s largest and most trusted manager of other people’s money. The assets left in their care are worth a staggering 6.3 trillion US dollars – a figure with 12 zeroes. Read more "Blackrock – The company that owns the world?"

Free City of Gdańsk – How Poland’s window to the world rises against populism

By Wojciech Cieśla

Gdańsk, Poland’s window to the world and cradle of the Solidarity democracy movement, raises the flag again against a wave of populism sweeping the country. Read more "Free City of Gdańsk – How Poland’s window to the world rises against populism"

24 November 2016

The Italian dilemma

By Maria Maggiore

If I vote YES, I will hand over democracy, the balance of power, our history to one single man and a few oligarchs. If I vote NO, the country will not change, there will still be 945 members in Parliament – it’s the second biggest parliament in Europe with regard to the number of MPs after the UK (577 in France and 699 in Germany) and the most expensive. So, we will be stuck with a long and difficult legislative process. Read more "The Italian dilemma"