EU Economic Governance

Broad Pan-EU civil society coalition rejects US-EU free trade deal process

Topic: 
TTIP
Trade
Investment
Corporate Impunity
Corporate Impunity
English
Programmes: 
Corporate Power
Trade & Investment
Democratising Europe
Article type: 
Press release
Body: 

With the fifth round of negotiations under way between 19th-23rd May in Arlington/USA, a fundamental change in the negotiating on the EU-US free trade agreement is being demanded by an EU-wide coalition of 120 groups in a joint statement released today. The environmental groups, social movements, consumer rights groups, democracy advocate organisations and unions are opposing the corporate... Read more

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People's Tribunal indicts Troika for destruction of European livelihoods

Topic: 
Austerity Economics
Democratisation
English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Subtitle: 
The EU and crisis: from austerity to solidarity
Article type: 
Press release
Body: 

Brussels (16 May 2014) – A Tribunal on EU economic governance and the Troika took place in Brussels on 15-16 May. Eleven witnesses from ten countries in Southern, Eastern and Western Europe gave testimony to the failure of the EU and Troika policies to address the crisis. In fact many testified that the strategy of the austerity policy measures is a deliberate attack on working people’s... Read more

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MEPs called on to support trade and investment rules that work for people and the planet

Topic: 
Trade & Investment Alternatives
Trade
Just Solutions
Just Solutions
English
Programmes: 
Alternative Regionalisms
Trade & Investment
Article type: 
Press release
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Today, a European alliance of over 50 civil society organisations1 will launch the Alternative Trade Mandate pledge campaign2, calling on European Parliament election candidates to make EU trade and investment policy serve people and the planet, not just the profit of a few large corporations.... Read more

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Civil society call for full transparency about the EU-US trade negotiations

Topic: 
TTIP
Investment
Trade
BITS
Corporate Impunity
Corporate Impunity
English
Programmes: 
Corporate Power
Trade & Investment
Article type: 
Article
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Dear Commissioner De Gucht,... Read more

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European week of action call May 15-25, 2014

Topic: 
EU Economics Governance
Austerity Economics
English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
Subtitle: 
Solidarity beyond borders - Building democracy from below!
Article type: 
Article
Body: 

The programs of austerity and privatizations imposed by the Troika decide on the lives of millions of people in Europe. Together with people in Europe and the whole world we resist the rehabilitation of capitalism on the backs of employees as well as unemployed, retirees, migrants and the youth. Together with them we say: "We don't owe, we won't pay!"... Read more

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¿Ha fracasado el Pacto de Competitividad de la UE?

Spanish
Programmes: 
Democratización de Europa
Article type: 
Article
Body: 

Configurando el proyecto... Read more

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Is EU's Competitiveness Pact Doomed?

English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
Article type: 
Article
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Shaping the project... Read more

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Video: Uniendo las luchas contra el neoliberalismo europeo

Topic: 
Democratización
Spanish
Programmes: 
Democratización de Europa
Subtitle: 
Reunión en Ámsterdam sobre la estrategia a seguir en Europa
Article type: 
Article
Translators: 
Christine Lewis Carroll
Body: 

El Transnational Institute (TNI) organizó en Ámsterdam los días 4 a 6 de octubre de 2013 una reunión estratégica que se convirtió en un hito fundamental de la convergencia de los distintos movimientos sociales europeos que están en primera línea de la resistencia al régimen neoliberal de austeridad en la Unión Europea.... Read more

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La crisis de la UE: guía de bolsillo

Unions & NGOs urge Parliament to scrutinise Greece’s Human Rights record

English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
Subtitle: 
Human Rights on the Procrustean bed
Article type: 
Declaration
Body: 

The letter documents the wide range of serious violations of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, which are systematically perpetrated in the country especially since it was subjected to the harsh Troika-led economic programs in 2010. You can read the letter here.... Read more

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Video: Uniting struggles against European neoliberalism

Topic: 
Democratisation
Democratisation
Democratisation
Democratisation
English
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Subtitle: 
European Strategy meeting in Amsterdam
Article type: 
Article
Body: 

TNI hosted in Amsterdam (4-6 October 2013) a European strategy meeting which brought together different European social movements on the frontlines of resistance against the neoliberal EU austerity regime.... Read more

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