Yearly Archives: 2017

Don’t take food at your local store for granted

Don’t take food at your local store for granted

26.10.2017

The capitalist food industry is making our planet unsustainable. Agriculture is at risk. Malnutrition is a global problem.

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (L) and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem (2-R) laugh at the start of Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 13 July 2015. Eurozone finance ministers were to discuss a range of issues including the election of the Eurogroup president and the current situation affecting Greece. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ/dpa (recrop) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Eurogroup changing of the guard: where is the democracy?

25.10.2017

Dijsselbloem and Schäuble decided to terminate their Eurogroup membership and did so without abiding by any due process. A perfect example of ...

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#Let_Them_In

Not to be forgotten: refugees still need us

24.10.2017

There are thousands of refugees still needing our attention and solidarity as European and global institutions fail to provide basic help and support.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament is a democratic façade — it needs the right to initiate and pass legislation

23.10.2017

A series of progressive EP resolutions are set to be killed by the European Council. This is a brutal reminder of the power balance in Brussels.

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DiEM25 condemns attacks on art in Serbia

DiEM25 members condemn attacks on art in Serbia

23.10.2017

There can be no political freedom without artistic freedom.

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Czech Republic shifts to the right

Czech Republic shifts to the right

23.10.2017

Czech parliamentary elections see a big success for right-wing and far-right parties.

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Losing hope in social fairness?

Losing hope in social fairness?

20.10.2017

Romania could be on the path to the obliteration of any social agenda and a restoration of fiscal conservatism.

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The environmental disaster that doesn’t make headlines

The environmental disaster that doesn’t make headlines

19.10.2017

While the world focuses on climate change, the EU is failing to address another critical environmental problem: the health of our seas.

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On eclipsed ends: ideals and ambitions in the search for Europa

18.10.2017

The aims of the idealists who conceived of the European Project have been eclipsed by more short-term and vainglorious ends.

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