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Alternative Regionalisms

TNI’s Alternative Regionalisms Programme focuses on the European Union's role on the critical issues of Trade, Investment and Corporations. The European Union and European corporations have been the main proponents of a plethora of free trade and investment agreements, through a strategy called “Global Europe.” TNI’s Alternative Regionalisms Programme plays a critical bridging role between social organisations in the South and North challenging these agreements and putting forward alternatives.

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  • Ireland vote NO for us on 31 May

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

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  • EU in crisis - another Europe is possible

    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.

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  • Video Documentary: Global Crises, Regional Solutions

    Activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe argue that regional integration is the only viable response to the convergence of economic, climate, food and energy crises.

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  • AEPF9 Call for Participation

    A call to social movements, frontline communities and campaigning networks, and progressive NGOs, academics and parliamentarians across Asia and Europe.

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  • Contribution to the Sub-Committee on the Referendum on the EU Treaty

    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.

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Members of Alternative Regionalisms

Brid Brennan
Cecilia Olivet
Gonzalo Berrón
Pietje Vervest

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Video: Olivier Hoedeman: Going to the heart of the European Crisis
May 2012
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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?
Trevor Evans May 2012
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The EU focus on fiscal deficit is completely mistaken. They are the result of the crisis, not the cause.

Occupy the left or ignore it?
Christophe Aguiton and Nicolas Haeringer May 2012

Why the traditional Left needs to understand, be willing to be challenged, and fully embrace the Occupy and Indignado movements.

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.

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

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.

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.

NO to the EU - Colombia/Peru Free Trade Agreement
Alternative Regionalisms
 April 2012

Call on your MEP to oppose EU's proposed Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Peru and Central America because they will undermine human rights, increase unemployment and put corporate profits above human needs.

 

Joint letter to MEPs on the EU-Peru/Colombia FTA
April 2012

As a result of continuing violence in Colombia and violation of human and labour rights, and the weakening of the Andean Community through individual EU trade agreements rather than bloc-to-bloc relations, the ETUC and TUCA call for legislators to oppose the EU-Colombia/Peru FTA. We reaffirm our joint statement in 2011 calling for a vote against the FTA on these grounds.

 

Public Debt, Regional Integration and The South Bank
Marcos Arruda
 March 2012

The EU debt crisis foretells a more serious global debt crisis, caused by unlimited growth and the ongoing financial casino. Latin America's emerging financial and regional architecture offers hope for a new type of integration based on solidarity. 

The Crisis Phase 2: Eastern Europe
Joachim Becker March 2012

During the second phase of the crisis in Europe, the attention has almost exclusively been focused on the Southern euro zone countries. However, Eastern Europe is affected as well though in an uneven way.

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