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» 3rd CADTM Europe Summer University

Make a note in your diaries! CADTM Europe will hold its 3rd Summer University on 28, 29 & 30 June at la Marlagne, near Namur, in Belgium. Twenty-five workshops and plenary sessions which will analyze what is at stake and discuss the ways and means to resist the debt system in the North as well as in the South: citizens’ audit movements and opposition to austerity measures in Europe and elsewhere; (...) [Read more]

» The International Situation and CADTM action between 2009 and 2013

by Éric Toussaint
In the preamble to the CADTM International Political Charter adopted in Belém (Brazil) in January 2009, we state: In 1989, the Bastille Appeal was launched in Paris. It invited popular movements throughout the world to unite in demanding the immediate and unconditional cancellation of the debt (...) [Read more]

» What to do about the debt and the euro?

by Michel Husson, Daniel Albarracín, Nacho Álvarez Peralta, Bibiana Medialdea, Francisco Louça, Mariana Mortagua, Stavros Tombazos, Giorgos Galanis, Ozlem Onaran, Manolo Garí,, Antonio Sanabria, Jorge Fonseca, Teresa Pérez del Río, Lidia Rekagorri Villar
The fight against the debt and austerity is the task of the day, such as fair measures defending the wages and pensions as well as the social services and common goods. In short, a popular strategy for a left government must be ready to do whatever necessary for this democratic fight. We stand (...) [Read more]

» International Protest on the 1st of June

GROWING MOBILIZATION FOR JUNE 1. THE PEOPLES UNITED AGAINST THE TROIKA!In Portugal, there are calls for 15 cities. In view of the political instability, the President called a meeting of the State Council to May 20. The platform Que se Lixe a Troika! called a demonstration for that day at the Presidential (...) [Read more]

» Altersummit

On June 7th and 8th, we invite all European movements and organizations to the Alter Summit in Athens. This event will be organized with the Greek social movement with the support of civil society organizations, trade unions, NGOs, political and cultural personalities from all around Europe.(...) [Read more]

» Eurodad-Glopolis International Conference 2013 ’Debt, finance and economic crisis – consequences and solutions’

The Eurodad biennial conference is a leading forum for discussion, idea-sharing and collective strategising for civil society groups advocating for reform of development finance. The Eurodad conference will bring together leading civil society thinkers from around the globe working on issues ranging from debt, tax justice, aid, private finance, the International Financial Institutions (...) [Read more]

» IMF and World Bank hold their Spring Meetings making gloomy days for development

by Bodo Ellmers, Stephanie Colin
The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank just ended in Washington DC and brought little promise of sunny days ahead for development (...) [Read more]

» Destructive Development: the ADB’s Privatization Agenda

by People’s front against IFI’s
In the name of poverty reduction and sustainable development, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is promoting the transfer of natural wealth and public assets to private companies in India through loans and Technical Assistance (TA) in the transportation, energy, urban development, agriculture, (...) [Read more]

» Is the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Accountable?

by People’s front against IFI’s
Since the emergence of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), the questions about their transparency and accountability have been sternly shielded and severely evaded by their founders. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established as a regional public multilateral development (...) [Read more]

» Water crisis in Asia: ADB’s Grand Design to Alienate People from Commons

by People’s front against IFI’s
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s 2001 water policy loudly proclaims ‘Water for All’. With these words, the Bank takes pride in sharing its regional vision for this sector. It further pledges to put its finance and ‘knowledge’ to rescue the countries in Asia-Pacific. However, it is important to (...) [Read more]

» Agriculture, Water and Climate Change Nexus: ADB’s New Found Mantra for Resource Exploitation

by People’s front against IFI’s
While the world is witnessing the spectacle of emerging Asia, this comes as a tremendous stress to its cultivators and small farmers. A decrease of arable land with increasing number of stomachs depending on the produce, an exhaustion of finite natural resources, freshwater and natural (...) [Read more]

» The Debt Crisis : From Europe to Where?

by Damien Millet,Daniel Munevar, Eric Toussaint, Renaud Vivien
Via internet, CADTM is very pleased to make this book, "Debt crisis from Europe to Where ?" published by VAK in Mumbai (India), available to a wide public. It may be freely copied by other sites and reproduced for non profit uses provided that a link to the CADTM website is clearly visible (www.cadtm.org). Feel free to send your comments and information on the personal or collective use you make of this book to info@cadtm.org. Your messages will be forwarded to the authors.(...) [Read more]

» 2012 World debt figures

Via internet, CADTM is very pleased to make this book available to a wide public. It has been completely updated and enhanced. It may be freely copied by other sites and reproduced for non profit uses provided that a link to the CADTM website is clearly visible (www.cadtm.org). Feel free to send your comments and information on the personal or collective use you make of this book to info@cadtm.org. Your messages will be forwarded to the authors. [Read more]