EU crisis infographics
For a European Spring
Why are those responsible for the EU crisis profiting from it? Why are the same policies that caused the crisis being used to resolve it? An infographic expose of the EU crisis, its causes and its social impacts.
A visual overview of privatisation of public services and assets enforced on crisis countries by the European Commission and European Central Bank. And the popular resistance movements to defend public services that have emerged as a result.
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Profits and Loss in the EU crisis Politicians like to argue that we are 'all in it together' when it comes to austerity measures but there are definitely winners and losers in the current Euro crisis. |
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A visual overview of privatisation of public services and assets enforced on crisis countries by the European Commission and European Central Bank. And the popular resistance movements to defend public services that have emerged as a result. |
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PROFITS AND LOSS
- Bank Profits: Philip Lowe, Reserve Bank of Australia, 2008, http://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2008/sp-ag-130808.html
- EU state aid to financial institutions: European Union
- Banking 1% wages vs average wages in UK: Brian Bell and John Van Reenen, Bankers and Their Bonuses, London School of Economics, Center for Economic Performance, February 2013
- Corporation profits:http://money.cnn.com
- EU millionnaires wealth: Capgemeni, 2012 World Wealth Report
- Unemployment: Eurostat, November 2012; Youth unemployment: Eurostat
- At risk of poverty: Eurostat
- Country deficit and debt figures from European Institute (May 2012); EU deficit and debt figures from Eurostat
- Profits of banks (HSBC Holdings, BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, Barclays, Deutsche Bank) according to The Banker Database, 2013 Jan 17
- Profits of oil companies (Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Total, Statoil, ENI) according to Forbes website, 2013 January 8
GREAT EU FIRE SALE
- All references in report "Privatising Europe: Using the Crisis to entrench neoliberalism" (March 2013)
Coordinator: Nick Buxton
Research: George Draffan, Joseph Zacune
Design: Ricardo Santos
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