May 2012
An animation which exposes how people are paying the costs of corporate lawsuits under international investment agreements.
May 2012
Only if we tackle corporate power at the heart of the EU, do we have a chance to stop Austerity Europe.
April 2012
Heikki Patomäki
European political leaders and the institutions of the European Union have reacted to the Euro crisis by creating conditional debt packages, in cooperation with the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Such “aid packages” typically prescribe severe austerity measures, similar to the structural adjustment programmes applied to many troubled developing countries, especially since the 1980s. The results have rarely been a success. 2
April 2012
Real World Economics/Transnational Institute invite you to the public debate:
The EU Fiscal Pact and the Constitutionalisation of Austerity Forever
December 2011
In November 2011, Brussels was the stage for a 'Week of Action' which looked to expose the threat of Bilateral Investment Treaties to democratic governance and public interest and to advocate for an Alternative Investment Regime.
October 2011
European Union workers’ pretentions to better pay and working conditions, shorter working lives, munificent retirement benefits, long holidays and time off for this and that have got to be brought under control! Enough is enough!
October 2011
Kenneth Haar, Corporate Europe Observatory
The European Union’s new model of economic governance, including the Euro Pact, is a model of prolonged austerity.
October 2011
Interview by Sofia T. Jarrin
Dr. Pedro Paez talks about the creation of a new financial architecture in Latin America, based on principles of redistribution, environmental sustainability and social cohesion rather than market principles that dominated the old architecture.
October 2011
Marica Frangakis, Nicos Poulantzas Institute, Athens
Every story needs a narrative, an explanation of why things happened the way they did. In such a narrative lie the answers of how to avoid/correct similar developments in the future and how to propagate positive ones.
September 2011
In troubled areas, the vital work of building peace and resilient states continues to be undone by weak and distorted governance at the supranational level.
