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Nuclear Phase-Out put to the test

October 2013
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Rhea Tamara Hoffmann

Swedish energy company Vattenfall filed request for arbitration at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), after Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear energy.

Debt, austerity, devastation

July 2013

As the creditors get fatter, the innocent are punished. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to big business.

Investors requested to withdraw bids for Thessaloniki

July 2013

(Press release: 24 July 2013) A large group of Greek, European and international organisations, networks and others have requested the bidders for the Thessaloniki Water and Sewage Company to withdraw their bids. They want the bidders to respect the wishes of the workers and local communities who do not want their company to be run by private operators.

Grounding of Bolivian presidential jet and treatment of Snowden shames European Union

July 2013

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 international law.

Forget Backloading and Scrap the ETS!

July 2013

Organisations and people's movements are opposing the EU attempt to reform the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as a measure that will merely further entrench fossil fuel use.

Land Issues in Europe - from Land Grabbing to Land Reform

June 2013

Organized by GUE/NGL in cooperation with European Coordination Via Campesina.

UPDATE: Land concentration, land grabbing and people’s struggles in Europe

June 2013
European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) & Hands-Off The Land (HOTL) Alliance

Land issues and 'land grabs' are mostly associated with the global South, however 13 country studies in this updated landmark report reveal an accelerating grab and concentration of land across Europe.

Debating Economic Governance with the European Commission

June 2013

On 23 May 2013, TNI and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) hosted a public debate in Brussels on the case of the European Central Bank and the Banking Union.


Alter Summit: A People's Manifesto

June 2013

TNI was one of the participating organisations at the Alter Summit and signatories to the Manifesto: Our urgent common priorities for a democratic, social, ecological and feminist Europe.

The day Greece’s TVs went dark

June 2013

Hilary Wainwright reports from Thessaloniki on what happened when the state ordered Greece’s state broadcaster to shut down, and the situation now.