Why Austrians Nearly Elected a Far Right Candidate as President
Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Austria, Austrian Freedom Party
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IMF-Eurozone Deal Hailed as a Breakthrough, But No Relief for Greeks
Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Troika
Norway’s Unions Confront Neoliberalism
By Asbjørn Wahl For a long time, Norway has represented an exception in Europe and the word. The main reason has been the abundance of oil revenue, which has made…
Spain’s left must unite to steer country on road to recovery
Giles Tremlett for the Guardian In his restaurant overlooking the Med at Mataró, a few miles north of Barcelona, Ricard Jornet declares himself an insumiso, a rebel who refuses to…
Germany’s extreme right continues to gain ground
It is the rising party of the radical right in Germany. Like the Front National (FN) in France and UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) in the United Kingdom, Alternative für…
Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems
By George Monbiot Imagine if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism. The ideology that dominates our lives has, for most of us, no name. Mention…
Rightward shift in Regional German Elections
Filed under: Europe, Fascism Tagged: far-right, German Elections, Germany
The Results of Italy’s 2012 Labour Market Reforms: No Solution to Unemployment
By Gabriele Piazza and Martin Myant of the European Trade Union Institute In June 2012 Italy introduced a package of labour-market reforms. One particularly controversial measure was a change to…
Yanis Varoufakis on the need for the democratization of Europe
Filed under: Europe, Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Eurozone Crisis
One Year on, Syriza has sold its soul for power
by Costas Lapavitsas Today marks a year since a radical left government was elected in Greece; its dynamic young prime minster, Alexis Tsipras, promising a decisive blow against austerity. Yanis…
Varoufakis: China was ready to support Greece, but Berlin killed the deal
From EuroActiv Athens had secured a funding deal with China during the crucial negotiations with its creditors last summer. But a phone call from Berlin to Beijing killed it, Yanis…
Ellen Meiksins Wood, 1942-2016
Last week, the great Marxist scholar and historian of political thought, Ellen Meiksins Wood, passed away. Wood was a major influence on my intellectual development, both in terms of how…
Germany: Refugees today, the exploited workers of tomorrow? – Equal Times
Wajdi arrived in Germany a few months ago. He had studied law in Syria. But he was not able to bring his diplomas with him. The only things he still…
French labour code reform: towards more precarious employment? – Equal Times
On 4 November 2015, France’s labour minister, Myriam El Khomri, launched a reform of the labour law. The two main objectives are to revise the entire labour code and to…
Podemos: how Europe’s political centre is being eaten by the radical left and nationalist right | Opinion | The Guardian
As the success of Spain’s upstart anti-austerity party shakes the country’s two-party system, the most likely outcome for ailing social democrats is a fusion with liberal conservatives Source: Podemos: how…
What are political parties offering workers in the Spanish elections?
On 20 December, general elections will be held in Spain, amidst a climate marked by the fallout of the Paris attacks and the pro-independence debate in Catalonia, with a profusion…
Trade unions take on the extreme right in northern France
It is Saturday afternoon and the Christmas market in Hénin-Beaumont is deserted. A light rain is falling on the town, adding a layer of sadness to the place. In front…
Income, Class and Austerity in Southern Europe
Data from Southern Europe indicates a trend of wealth distribution to the top 20% of income earners since the onset of austerity. At the outset of the Global Financial Crisis…
Portugal: austerity interrupted…but for how long?
Last month, nationwide anti-austerity protests in Portugal turned into celebration when the country’s centre-right government, victorious in national elections, saw its programme rejected in Parliament. The torch was passed to…
Political Radicalization in Europe
Filed under: Europe, Uncategorized Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Radicalism