Pascal Lottaz is joined by former Maltese foreign minister Evarist Bartolo to discuss the UN vote on slavery reparations, Western abstentions and opposition, the link between slavery, colonialism and present power, compensation for slave owners, Haiti, Africa-Europe ties, rising pressure from the global majority, and the wider fight over dominance, debt, war, and solidarity. ([evaristbartolo.mt](https://evaristbartolo.mt/blog/the-eus-pretence-of-equality/))

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and UN vote

00:01:50 Slavery and colonial power

00:10:01 EU abstentions and reparations

00:15:17 Guterres and legal excuses

00:21:27 UN majority and world shift

00:25:48 Dominance decline and artifacts

00:29:09 Debt traps and new alliances

00:32:54 Iran war and Western decline

00:39:48 Social solidarity and closing