EU Crisis

Critical Perspectives and Alternative Solutions to the Eurozone Crisis

Topic: 
EU Economics Governance
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Subtitle: 
Governing the EU
Article type: 
Article
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New rules on economic governance have been passed effectively giving the Commission increased powers to meddle in the economic and fiscal affairs of member states. Labor market policies are being altered in favor of more flexibility and lower wages, and austerity measures are being institutionalized through mandatory limits in public spending. Such dramatic changes have been advanced swiftly... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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EU Economic Governance [PDF 216KB](pdf, 216.08 ကီလိုဘိုက်)
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Will the Mercozy deal save Greece and the Euro?

Topic: 
Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
Multi-media
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Transcript of discussion. Please refer to recording for actual words Fiona Dove:... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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The EU Crisis Pocket Guide
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Listen to Euro Crisis podcast(txt, 14.15 မီကာဘိုက်)
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Susan George au Devoir - Récompenser les coupables, punir les victimes

Topic: 
Debt
ပြင်သစ်
Programmes: 
Alternative Regionalisms
Trade & Investment
Subtitle: 
Les gouvernements «effacent tout ce qui pourrait permettre une politique d'expansion et de redistribution de la richesse»
Article type: 
Article
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Rien n'a changé. Les banquiers ont retrouvé leur belle assurance et leurs primes, les hedge funds ne spéculent plus sur la bulle immobilière, mais sur le prix des denrées alimentaires, et les gouvernements font la guerre contre les déficits armés des mêmes théories qui ont provoqué la Grande Récession. Susan George dresse ce constat sans rage ni découragement dans la voix, seulement comme... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Time for the EU to shut down the casino

Topic: 
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
Article
Body: 

There is widespread agreement on left and right that the EU has failed in its response to the Euro-crisis, that is now taking a heavy toll on the economy, democracy and society of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. However the failure of the European Union to respond either effectively or justly to the Euro crisis is not a recent phenomenon. It reflects their failure to learn the lessons of the... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Greece’s Woes: So Goes the Euro

Topic: 
Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
Article
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I have no quarrel with finding the private financial system and its public enforcers culpable in subjecting Greece to the now standard neoliberal straight jacket of fiscal austerity. Nor do I quarrel with the fact that the wealthy in Greece avoid taxes without shame or threat of discovery. Joining them in avoiding their share of the burden of austerity are, of course, Greece’s bondholders,... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Acabemos con el control financiero en la gobernanza europea

Topic: 
Deuda
Soluciones justas
စပိန်
Programmes: 
Democratización de Europa
Subtitle: 
Necesitamos eurobonos y una nueva carta para Europa
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Usted se dio a conocer por su trabajo sobre la crisis de la deuda en los años ochenta y noventa. La de entonces, era una crisis de los llamados países en desarrollo, pero ahora parece que está afectando principalmente a los países desarrollados. ¿Cómo lo explica?... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Say no to the attack on social and democratic rights in Europe!

Topic: 
Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Subtitle: 
To the members of the European Parliament
Article type: 
Article
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The financial crisis has caused a substantial increase in public debt. Instead of sending the bill to the banking and financial services industry, European governments and the European Commission plan to make ordinary citizens pay: workers, families, young people - people like you!... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Will the financial markets really be tamed?

Topic: 
Trade
Trade
Trade
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
Article
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TNI fellow, Myriam van der Stichele in SOMO's EU financial reforms newsletter summarises defeats and partial victories against the all-powerful financial sector and opportunities for action in 2011 and 2012.Transfer of debt burden from private to public sector The austerity agenda that has swept across Europe has been promoted by political leaders who argue that debts have become unsustainable.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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Book Review of “Whose Crisis, Whose Future?” by Susan George

Topic: 
Debt
Trade
Trade
Democratisation
Democratisation
အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာ (English)
Programmes: 
Democratising Europe
New Politics
Article type: 
In the media
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Susan George, (2010), “Whose Crisis, Whose Future? Towards a Greener, Fairer, Richer World”, Polity Press, Cambridge. The book is published as well in French and Spanish, see details below.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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El G20 en París: la crisis y los alimentos

Topic: 
Debt
Peasant Movements
စပိန်
Programmes: 
Comercio e Inversiones
Article type: 
Article
Body: 

Entre el 18 y 19 de febrero en París, bajo la presidencia francesa de 2011, se realizó la reunión de ministros de Finanzas y titulares de los bancos centrales del G20, con eje en la reforma del sistema financiero internacional y la volatilidad de los precios internacionales de las mercancías. (1)... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ

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