Europe

• EU in crisis

  Even the Police can’t stop the first signs of a European Spring

  by Corporate Europe Observatory

  20 March 2013

  After months of preparation, the days of action organised by the coalition For a European Spring erupted into life last week. However, here in Brussels the police tried to stop it: first banning a peaceful demonstration and then arbitrarily arresting people after a peaceful occupation of the European Commission’s ‘Austerity HQ’. But despite their efforts, the seeds have now been sown, and the pan-European movement against undemocratic and destructive austerity policies is growing. For a (...)

• Public Debt and Austerity in the EU

  24 February 2013

  The book is a compilation of analytical articles initially presented in a European Conference on the crisis of public debt in Europe, organized in March 2011 by the Party of the European Left, transform! europe, Nicos Poulantzas Instistute and the Coalition of the Radical Left (Synaspismos) in Athens. The publication is available on pdf Order the hard copy via e-mail: info (at) poulantzas.gr Contents Elena Papadopoulou, Gabriel Sakellaridis: Introduction Section 1 - Understanding (...)

• Why the EU needs Croatia (even more than Croatia needs the EU)

  by Srećko Horvat

  11 December 2012

  Croatia is expected to become the 28th member of the European Union by July 2013. Strangely enough, as things stand now the EU might have more to gain from this accession than Croatia does. When in late 2005 the accession negotiations between Croatia and the EU officially started, a leading Croatian liberal daily triumphantly published the following headline all over its front page: "Bye, bye Balkans!". At that time, this was the prevailing and typical stance towards the European Union: (...)

• The Florence Antifascist Seminar resolution*

  Lets act together against the rising danger of the far right!

  21 November 2012

  Though fascism was defeated, after the Second World War in many European countries neofascist forces could reorganize themselves and act publicly. But with some exceptions their influence was rather weak- they acted mainly at the borders of the society. The neoliberal offensive and the open outbreak of the combined- economic, social, ecological and political- crises of capitalism have changed the situation fundamentally. Today far right and populist parties- in some cases even open fascist (...)

• Press Release

  Our democracy against their austerity

  14 November 2012

  A coalition committed to creating a new balance of power in Europe announced six months of mobilization against the EU “austeritarian” choices. Action at European level to culminate an "Alter Summit" early June. Joining forces for a peaceful, social, ecological and democratic Europe. During the "Florence 10+10" rally, 10 years after the first European Social Forum in Firenze (2002), the "Alter Summit" was launched, with an audience of 850 people from 20 countries in Europe, representing (...)

• Firenze 10+10. Joining forces for another Europe

  13 November 2012

  The antifascist seminar took place in Florence on the 9th of November 2012 with the participation of about 40 antifascist militants representing 17 countries (Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Greece, Byelorussia, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Turkey and Austria).

• Europe against Austerity Action Conference Statement

  by Coalition of Resistance

  29 October 2012

  Europe is plunging deeper and deeper into crisis. Its governments are continuing with their failed austerity policies in spite of the ever-increasing struggles of the peoples of Europe in defence of the social and economic gains that they have made over many decades. The economic crisis has increasingly become a social and political crisis as people face poverty, hunger and even death, as a result of the catastrophic and government-imposed failure of health systems and social services. The (...)

• Report of the Milan meeting

  25 September 2012

  Over 150 members of movements, trade unions, networks and campaigns from all over Europe (here is the attendance sheet) participated in the Firenze 10+10 international preparatory meeting in Milanon September 14th-16th. Following an intense debate (see videos on www.wsftv.net and from the live streaming) we agreed on a general structure, a format and a methodology for Firenze 10+10. Five pillars and interconnection We have defined 5 focus areas (or ‘pillars’) on which to start convergent (...)

• Women of Europe stand up against the illegitimate debt and the austerity policies

  
  by Sonia Mitralias

  18 September 2012

  Speech of Sonia Mitralia for the Sumer School of UK FEMINISTA We, Greek women are experiencing a terrible regression of our lives: extreme insecurity and misery, dependence, violence, exclusion of millions of women from access to vital care, and most of all, unemployment combined with the forced transformation of women in good housewives that is what the neoliberal capitalism is promising to the majority of great women! Because of all that we need not to be left alone, we need your help, (...)

• On the European Union’s crisis and the dynamics of resistance

  by Pierre Rousset

  19 August 2012

  This report was presented at an open session of the International Organising Committee (IOC) of the Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) meeting held in Paris October 28 before the alternative summit to the G20 in Nice (south of France). The notes distributed in English at the time of the meeting have been completed here with some elements raised during the exchanges. The English has been revised by International Viewpoint. The discussion was introduced by several reports either from Asia or (...)

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