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European Antifascist Manifesto

5 December 2013 - by Antifascism Europa

Sixty eight years after the end of World War Two and the defeat of Fascism and Nazism we are witnessing almost everywhere in Europe the rise of extreme right. But, and this is an even more distressing phenomenon, we see the emergence and growth (...)
The euro crisis and contradictions between countries in the periphery and centre of the European Union

21 November 2013 - by Eric Toussaint

The crisis that started in the United States in 2007-2008, hit the European Union head on in 2008, and has been causing major problems in the eurozone since 2010. Banks from the strongest European countries are responsible for spreading this (...)
Bankocracy: from the Venetian Republic to Mario Draghi and Goldman Sachs

11 November 2013 - by Eric Toussaint

From the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th, the Knights Templar, present in much of Europe, had become the bankers for the powerful and had taken part in the financing of several crusades. At the beginning of the 14th century, they were (...)
Press release

Angry citizens egg José Manuel Barroso in Liège for his championing of harmful austerity policies

18 October 2013 - by CADTM Belgium

On 17 October 2013 at the Theatre de Liège during the “Citizen Dialogue”, two European citizens confronted European Commission President José Manuel Barroso about the damage being inflicted on millions in Europe and outside as a result of his (...)
Lampedusa: murderous Europe

12 October 2013 - by Migreurop

The new shipwreck of a boat coming from Libya in which at least 300 out of the 500 passengers perished or disappeared very near to the island of Lampedusa, was not caused by fate. In 2010, in the same place, two simultaneous shipwrecks resulted (...)
Grounding of Bolivian presidential jet and treatment of Snowden shames European Union

Over 50 international lawyers, human rights, civil rights and civil society groups and networks say the actions of certain EU member states in response to Snowden’s revelations contradict the EU’s stated commitment to democracy, human rights and (...)
Eric Toussaint: “The EU has never been a European solidarity organisation. The European peoples must create their own unity”.

16 July 2013 - by Eric Toussaint

Interview by Monique Van Dieren and Claudia Benedetto for Contrastes magazine. The EU and the Eurozone were created solely to favour capital and apply its principles: total liberty of movement for capital, free circulation of goods and (...)
For a European antifascist movement before it is too late...

24 June 2013 - by Yorgos Mitralias

The deepening and generalization of the crisis to nearly all European countries makes it now possible to apprehend not only the crisis’s dynamic and characteristics, but also the priority tasks which a left that does not surrender and keeps (...)
United against the Troika

3 June 2013 - by Esther Vivas

Who is the Troika? A year ago few knew the answer to this question. We knew it by reference, to its stay in Greece, and it wasn’t good. The Troika was synonymous with austerity, adjustment and cuts, hardship, hunger and unemployment. But it was (...)
EU in crisis

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

20 March 2013 - by Corporate Europe Observatory

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 (...)
Public Debt and Austerity in the EU

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

11 December 2012 - by Srećko Horvat

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 (...)
The Florence Antifascist Seminar resolution*

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

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 (...)
Press Release

Our democracy against their austerity

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, (...)
Firenze 10+10. Joining forces for another Europe

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 (...)
Europe against Austerity Action Conference Statement

29 October 2012 - by Coalition of Resistance

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 (...)
Report of the Milan meeting

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 (...)
Women of Europe stand up against the illegitimate debt and the austerity policies

18 September 2012 - by Sonia Mitralias

Speech of Sonia Mitralia for the [Sumer School of UK FEMINISTA->http://ukfeminista.org.uk We, Greek women are experiencing a terrible regression of our lives: extreme insecurity and misery, dependence, violence, exclusion of millions of women (...)
On the European Union’s crisis and the dynamics of resistance

19 August 2012 - by Pierre Rousset

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 (...)
Five considerations on the Alter Summit process

19 August 2012 - by Felipe Van Keirsbilck

1. An enigma Why do political elites apply austerity measures that are Socially destructive. These are the greatest social regressions since the war, and even the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has recently referred to this (...)
Europe : What emergency programme for the crisis?

1 July 2012 - by Eric Toussaint, Damien Millet

The European governments, in accordance with IMF criteria, have made the choice of imposing strict austerity measures on their peoples. Slicing away public spending, lay-offs, pay freezes and salary cuts for civil servants, reduced access to (...)
Romania: bad and good news from the EU periphery & social and trade union situation in CEE

24 June 2012 - by Peter Damo

1. INTRODUCTION The good news is that the much hated anti-social and anti-democratic Government that imposed some of the most aggressive Austerity measures in Europe long before similar measures would be taken in Greece, Portugal, Spain or (...)
In the eye of the storm: the debt crisis in the European Union

14 June 2012 - by Eric Toussaint

In July-September 2011 the stock markets were again shaken at international level. The crisis has become deeper in the EU, particularly with respect to debts. The CADTM interviewed Eric Toussaint about various facets of this new stage in the (...)
Sarajevo : Birth of a hope at the Antifest

25 May 2012 - by Eric Toussaint

Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a country ravaged by a war that between 1992 and the beginning of 1996 caused 100.000 deaths (exact figures are unavailable), is certainly looking a lot better but the social situation is dramatic. One (...)
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Banking Crisis in Europe: Origins and Perspectives

20 March 2012 - by Daniel Munevar

Présentation by Daniel Munevar during OID-CADTM Training session (12 and 13 December 2011 in Belgium): What do banks do and why is the debt they claim from governments illegitimate? How do they get their money? What do they do with people’s (...)