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A Week in Revolting Europe
This is a weekly round-up of news, comment and analysis from Revolting Europe blog, plus our selection of the stories, photos and videos on the web. Click here A Week in Europe – Archive 2013 Friday May 10 Friday May 3 Friday April 26 Friday April 19 Friday April 12 Friday April 5 … Continue reading
Why Hollande’s plan for more Europe is bad
French President Francois Hollande wants us to believe that further European integration would fix the crisis. This is a bad strategy, for there’s no social dimension to Europe, just neo-liberalism. Eric and Guillaume Etievant Coquerel of the Left Party say France must stand up to Germany to change the future direction of the Old Continent. Francois … Continue reading
Italians say ‘enough’ in mass protest against new government
“Enough. We can not wait any longer.” This was slogan behind which tens of thousands of workers, students, pensioners and radical left activists were marching in Rome Saturday in the first major protest against Italy’s new centre-left-right government. Led by metalworkers’ union Fiom, thousands of people marched to the beat of drums and whistles in … Continue reading
Spain’s indignados at the crossroads
One of the great weaknesses of Spain’s indignados movement, which this week celebrated its second birthday, has been its failure to pursue a strategy that turns power in the streets into the real power needed to change the world. In the November 2011 general elections, six months after Spaniards occupied town squares across the country, … Continue reading
Italy: the jobs of the future
Unemployment is the greatest emergency facing Italy. But new jobs cannot be achieved simply by tax reductions or incentives to companies to hire. You need a plan that will radically change the allocation of resources to the different parts of the economy, says Luciano Gallino Italy’s new government has said it is 100% committed to … Continue reading
Spain: No Country for Old Men
By Nacho Goberna Spain is no country for old men. Maybe it was before, when today’s older generation were young, when shoulder to shoulder, with hope, they participated in building this society that we now share with them, or perhaps it will be again in the future when the time comes to leave behind the … Continue reading
Cyprus: European oligarchs must pay
Governments can and should impose a tax on the wealth of the super-rich to help resolve Europe’s banking crisis, says Attac Cyprus is experiencing a banking crisis of Irish or Icelandic proportions: a bankrupt banking system, which the European Union is demanding taxpayers bail out. Ireland and Iceland took radically different decisions, one favourable to … Continue reading
Everything you wanted to know…about Austerity in the EU
Poverty, unemployment, wages, the economy, public services, tax dodging, wealth and gender inequality – check out the latest facts and figures in the Europe of the bankers and austerity. http://wp.me/P1bMfw-oA
The Euro is a dead man walking
Italians have decided – the Euro is now a zombie. It’s time to Exit, from the left says economist Emiliano Brancaccio ‘Signor Euro repeatedly risked a heart attack. Dr. Draghi then decided to put him in an induced coma. With respect to the cure, though, he hesitated. At regular intervals, a Hamlet-like dilemma presented itself: … Continue reading
Grillonomics: the ideas behind the Italy’s no.1 political party
Beppe Grillo and his Five Star Movement have emerged as the single largest party in Italy’s elections held 24-25 February. But what do we know of his policies? Here’s a recent analysis by economist Vladimiro Giacché: In dealing with the economic programme of the Five Star Movement we should first clear up in advance possible misunderstandings. … Continue reading
The real causes of austerity
By Vincente Navarro The measures being taken to streamline the financial system in the European Union are not resolving the Great Recession in the European Union. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Spanish economy will decline by 1.5% of GDP, Italy by 2.3%, Portugal by 3%, Greece by 5.2%, the UK by 0.6%, … Continue reading
A Week in Revolting Europe
This is a weekly round-up of news, comment and analysis from the Revolting Europe blog, plus our selection of the best stories, photos and videos on the web.Read
Spain’s purple tide rises in defence of abortion rights
Thousands protested in Madrid Thursday night over a minister’s declarations on abortion and to demand gender equality. A ‘purple tide’ or marea violeta of thousands flooded central Madrid calling for the resignation of Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon. The demonstration marched under the slogan ‘no step back in our rights. Now more than ever, a feminist revolution.’ … Continue reading
Germany: The oldest profession is still going strong
How the German Left Party is a victim of continual snooping. Morning Star. More
France’s Left Front on the Presidential campaign trail
L’Humanite newspaper on a workplace meeting demonstrating the deepening ties between the radical Left Front and the French labour movement More
WAGES SLIDE
Wealth Inequality in Europe
RADICAL VOICES
Italy’s Healthcare Crisis
NO TO WATER PRIVATISATION
Filthy Rich
SANTA DRAGHI’S COMING
WORKERS FIGHTING BACK
FLORENCE’S BUS LUMACA
Massive Spanish protest
FRENCH FACTORY OCCUPATION
International Workers Day 2012
DATA
Discrimination: legal news
- Lithuania - A group of NGOs address the Parliament proposing amendments to the Law on Equal Treatment (PDF 63 kB)
- Romania - Amendments to the Anti-discrimination Law adopted as emergency ordinance without observing public consultations procedures (PDF 59 kB)
- Romania - Proposed amendments to the Anti-discrimination Law are presented by the NCCD for public consultations (PDF 58 kB)
