Revolting Europe
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Spain’s police union slams Government’s ‘barbaric’ orders over eviction campaigners
In Argentina, escraches were people who organized demonstrations outside the homes of people associated with the dictatorship. In Spain, this term has been borrowed by the Platform for Mortgage Victims (PAH), to apply pressure in favour of a Popular Legislative Initiative on evictions, with some protests being held outside the homes of the leaders of … Continue reading
Spain’s evictions, the ECJ ruling and the banking lobby
By Vicente Clavero The two main parties in Spain, the Socialists and the Popular Party, should hang their heads in shame because it took a decision from overseas to fix our legislation on evictions. Legislation, which, since the beginning of the crisis, has been used by banks to seize the homes of half a million … Continue reading
Spanish firefighters refuse to be ‘puppets of the banks’
Spanish firefighters are refusing orders to participate in evictions because their duty is to “serve the public ” and intervene in “emergencies” and not to be “puppets of the bank or its servants in the government”. Firefighters in Galicia, Catalonia and the Madrid region have rejected any action that “contributes to inequalities and miseries suffered … Continue reading
Winners and losers in Spain’s financial crisis
By Manel García Biel The Spanish financial system crisis was caused by the over-indebtedness of financial institutions resulting from over-exposure to real estate which went boom and then bust. To deal with this financial crisis Spain implemented ‘reforms’ , paving the way for the country to obtain a bailout from the EU of 100 billion euros. … Continue reading
Bailing Out the Landlords
Fast-Tracking Evictions in Spain: The Spanish government’s bill on the rental market has come under attack by consumer groups. Check out why at Counterpunch
They gambled, the banks won, the citizens lost
By Joan Pere Enciso i Rodriguez One of the main neoliberal economic policies implemented over the past decades has been liberalizing the domestic and international financial system. One of the key planks of this policy was less regulation and less control: goverments’ allowed capital to move without any control and they lost control about where taxes … Continue reading
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
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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)
