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Europe must become conscious of its own culture
by Luciana Castellina Source: http://rosalux-europa.info/publications/newsletter_en/castellina_europe_culture/ I would like to start my talk with a remark which has no direct connection to CULTURE, but I think we can’t do without a somewhat dramatic observation: We are currently experiencing the...
Videos - Perspectives on Regional Integration from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
This series of interviews presents the perspectives of activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe on the issue of regional integration. All interviews were filmed by TNI at the International Conference of Governments and Social Movements - “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face ...
VIDEO: Perspectives on Regional Integration - Brid Brennan
Brid Brennan (Transnational Institute, The Netherlands) discusses regional integration in Latin America and Europe. Brid argues that the current paradigmatic crisis needs to be dealt with at the regional level. In this respect, Latin American movements have already mobilised and placed different mod...
VIDEO: Perspectives on Regional Integration - Thomas Wallgren
Thomas Wallgren (Philosopher/Social Activist, Finland) gives his perspective on regional integration, focusing on the experience of Europe. In particular, Thomas notes the damaging de-politicisation that has taken place in Europe, arguing that it is now imperative people realise they are “the arch...
Summary report of the World Social Forum (01/09) and ASEAN Peoples' Forum (02/09); "Global Crises-Regional Responses: the inter-linkages between climate change, trade and regional integration"
This report compiles the exchanges of analysis on the role of Europe in a globalized world over three interconnected issues: climate change, trade and regional integration held during two debates which took place in Belem during the World Social Forum (January 2009), and in Bangkok, Thailand during ...
On the European model of integration in a global context
By Thomas Wallgren * Presentation given at International Conference of governments and social movements "Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” (21 and 22 July 2009, Asunción del Paraguay) Because of systemic constraints in the so called leading nations we cannot wai...
Diez principios de Attac para un Tratado democrático: Hacia una refundación democrática de la Unión Europea
Los Attac de Europa consideran el modelo actual de la UE como un serio obstáculo para la profundización de la democracia, los derechos fundamentales, la justicia social, la igualdad de género y la sostenibilidad ambiental. La UE adolece de falta de democracia, de legitimidad y de transparencia, y...
European integration, democracy and universalistic ethics
Thomas Wallgren Now we know that the great nineteenth century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky was prophetic about the fate of his country in the modern world.1 His prophesies about Europe are more difficult to assess. One thing we know, however, is that Dostoevsky's verdict that Europe is a co...
Flexicurity in Europe: 12 hypotheses for labour law in the 21stcentury
Document on the flexisecurity, prepared by some Italian people (Guglielmi, Bronzini, after a discussion in which Berlinguer, Russo et alii took part). The document is a contribution to the preparation of the activities in Malmoe. We ask everyone who is interested in the issue to send contribu...
Hungarian Social Charter 2008
In Budapest on 16th of June 2008 a political movement called Social Charter 2008 was founded by 37 individuals and 8 civil Society Organisations*. The founding document says: „After two decades of the systemic change the society, the economy and the culture in Hungary are in more and more worse...
Full Employment with Good Work, Strong Public Services, and International Cooperation: Democratic Alternatives to Poverty and Precariousness in Europe
EuroMemorandum 2007 The adoption of the new „Reform Treaty“ for the EU comes at a time of financial crisis, enhanced economic uncertainty and rising social inequality. Additional risks arise from the precarious situation in the areas of energy use and climate change and from mounting imbalanc...
Labour and Development: What can be Learned from the Nordic Model?
Asbjørn Wahl This article examines the welfare state as it developed over the last half century, particularly in Scandinavian countries. The author argues that, rather than being part of a general road to development, it was the result of a very specific historic development in the twenti...
Attac´s Ten Principles for a Democratic Treaty
The European Attacs deem the present form of the European Union a serious obstacle to democratic achievements, fundamental rights, social security, gender justice, and environmental sustainability. It suffers from a lack of democracy, legitimacy, and transparency, and is governed by a set of treatie...
Another Europe is Possible: Ideas for a new Europe
Willem Bos When one asks the average person about Amsterdam, Paris, or Rome, they will likely answerwith an enthusiastic – or not – description of these places with their true or assumed characteristics. The same goes for countries. But ‘Europe’ tends to trigger a very different reaction. E...
Democratic Alternatives to Poverty and Precariousness in Europe: Full Employment with Good Work, Strong Public Services, and International Cooperation
The adoption of the new „Reform Treaty“ for the EU comes at a time of financial crisis, enhanced economic uncertainty and rising social inequality. Additional risks arise from the precarious situation in the areas of energy use and climate change and from mounting imbalances in the world economy...
Is another Europe possible?
Takis Fotopoulos The slogan which dominated the proceedings of the recent annual meeting of the European Social Forum (ESF) in Athens “another, social and peaceful, Europe is possible”, although being more concrete than the usual vague slogan of the World Social Forum (WSF) ―“another wor...
A Democratic Economic Policy Alternative to the Neo-liberal Transformation of Europe
EuroMemorandum 2006 Current economic and social developments in the EU are marked by a growing precariousness and uncertainty. The year 2006 saw moderate growth, and the overall rise of the number of people without work has halted at least temporarily . But the level of unemployment remains unaccep...
Social movements across Europe: who we are?
Eurotopia Four years on from the first European Social Forum, it is a useful moment collectively to reflect. Over 30 activists from across Europe have responded to a survey aimed to stimulate such shared thinking on common questions concerning building an “us”: key moments, networkings, main im...
Which European Social Model?
Proposals to guide the debate within Attac by Pierre Khalfa and Julien Lusson, members of Attac's Europe Commission The European Union (EU) is the world's wealthy area. But despite its wealth these past two decades, the social situation has deteriorated considerably, particularly with respect to u...
Europe: give the citiziens their say!
The civic, anti-liberal, pro-European mobilisation has opened a new era for Europe. More and more people reject neo-liberal policies and their impact on the whole of social. Following the “no” vote in France and the Netherlands, the demands of Europe’s citizens must be heard — starting with ...
For the democratic refoundation of Europe: Plan ABC by Attac Europe
Declaration by Attac Europe A reunion of the Attacs of Europe has been held on June 16, 2005 in Brussels on occasion of the last European Council of the Luxemburg presidency. A declaration has been adopted, which envisages the putting into place of a Convention of the Attacs of Europe and the put...
Democratic Policy against the Dominance of Markets: Proposals for an Integrated Development Strategy in Europe
Euromemorandum 2005 The year 2005 has added to the long experience of economic weakness and social downsizing in the EU the clear perception of the obvious crisis of legitimacy and po-litical acceptance by large parts of the public in the Union. The European institutions have responded by declari...
Linking Alternative Regionalisms for Equitable & Sustainable Development
Walden Bello and Dot Keet Download PDF Abstract As the crisis of globalisation deepens , there is an urgent need for the articulation of alternatives. This includes add ressing the question of developing alternatives from the perspectives of social movements in Africa, Asia and Latin-America and ...
Multi-Track Strategies of the Major Powers On, and Against, Regional Integration(s)
Dot Keet Alternative Information and Development Centre Regional Briefings 4 The externally oriented motivations for creating stronger regional economic groupings between developing countries, and seeking forms of political cooperation between their governments and between their ...
Beyond Lisbon: Economic and social policy orientations and constitutional cornerstones for the European Social Model
EuroMemorandum 2004 The brief economic recovery of the EU is over. It was always weak and never broke the long-term vicious circle of low growth, high unemployment and rising inequality. Inadequate domestic demand continues to make the European economy very fragile. Enlargement, although it is to b...
Regional Programs in the South and New Peoples' Initiatives in the Context of Contrary Internal Governmental Trends and External Interventions
by Dot Keet, TNI Alternative Regionalisms Project It has long been recognised by many governments and civil society organisations in the countries of the South that the regrouping of their countries into larger economic units is an important basis for effective and sustainable development. This...
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