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Hollande will not go Dutch on cannabis
May 2012
Tom Blickman

The new president of France, François Hollande, is not likely to change cannabis policies. His choice as Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, is a declared opponent to...

Ireland, vote NO for us on 31 May
May 2012

There is no popular support for EU-driven austerity. It’s up to the Irish people to raise their voice and say NO to permanent austerity.

Video: Olivier Hoedeman: Going to the heart of the European Crisis
May 2012

Only if we tackle corporate power at the heart of the EU, do we have a chance to stop Austerity Europe.

Video: Trevor Evans: Why is Europe in crisis?
May 2012
Trevor Evans

The EU focus on fiscal deficit is completely mistaken. They are the result of the crisis, not the cause.

For a different Europe
May 2012

There is a need for a strong and coordinated European effort to decisively end the attack on welfare and democracy and to make alternatives a reality.

EU in crisis - another Europe is possible
May 2012
Alternative Regionalisms

A new Pan-European network to fight against the EU's austerity policies and support a fairer, greener, more democratic Europe has been launched in Brussels, following two days of discussion and debate at CEO's conference on the EU in Crisis.

Mr. Walden Bello, Member of Philippine Parliament, denied entry to Belgium
May 2012

A statement regarding the treatment of Walden Bello upon arriving at Zaventem airport.

Contribution to the Sub-Committee on the Referendum on the EU Treaty
April 2012
Andy Storey

It is clear that voices all across Europe and beyond, and from all across the political spectrum, are opposed to this treaty.  Many are urging the Irish people to reject it and, if given the chance, would be campaigning for its rejection by referendum in their own countries.

The Fiscal Compact on European Budget Discipline
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...

Buying back the public, 136 euros at a time
March 2012
Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South

 “They can do whatever they want with us but that will be over our dead bodies”.

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