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    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.

    Ireland vote NO for us on 31 May
    May 2012

    Solidarity actions are organised across Europe asking the Irish to vote NO for all Europeans in their referendum on the austerity treaty.

    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.

    The European crisis through the lens of financialisation
    May 2012
    Antonio Tricarico

    The financial sector through the Euro crisis hopes to further extract wealth from public sectors, driven by its goal to commodify the whole economy and nature itself.

    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...

    Greece: life at the epicentre of the earthquake
    March 2012
    Alex Nunns

    Frontline report from Athens on the human consequences of the austerity measures, how they are being resisted and why solidarity is needed to stop EU-wide attacks on democracy and human rights.

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