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  • A New Deal for Greece

  • By Yanis Varoufakis | 27 Apr 15
  • ATHENS – Three months of negotiations between the Greek government and our European and international partners have brought about much convergence on the steps needed to overcome years of economic crisis and to bring about sustained recovery in Greece. But they have not yet produced a deal. Why? What steps are needed to produce a viable, mutually agreed reform agenda?
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  • Finland

  • A Shocking Defeat for the Left

  • By Ruurik Holm | 21 Apr 15
  • The parliamentary elections in Finland mid April resulted in a major defeat for the left. The expected victory for the Left Alliance changed into a defeat from 8.1 % support in 2011 to 7.1 % now. A loss of seats from 14 to 12.
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  • Statement of Greek Prime Minister

  • Alexis Tsipras regarding the latest shipwreck in the Mediterranean

  • 20 Apr 15
  • The latest humanitarian tragedy with hundreds of casualties off the coast of Lampedusa, fills us with sadness and worry. None of us can remain impassive when hundreds of souls are lost in the Mediterranean, in their effort to escape war and poverty. Europe cannot invoke the supreme value of human...
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  • EL took to the streets in the Global Action Day against TTIP, CETA and TISA

  • 19 Apr 15
  • The Party of the European Left (EL), which was holding its Executive Board meeting last weekend in Brussels, participated with all its members in the demonstration that took place on 18 April in the Belgian capital against the TTIP, CETA and TISA. They did it carrying a banner with the slogan “For the democracy, the public and social services. Stop TTIP”. This rally, in the host city of the European Commission, was part of 734 activities organized in 46 countries across 5 continents.
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  • Water charges movement shakes Irish politics

  • The Poster-Child Misbehaves

  • By Ronan Burtenshaw | 16 Apr 15
  • Ireland has been the "Poster-Child" of austerity policies. The government wants to impose water charges which would hit low earners disproportionally and pave the way for privatisation. Unseen protests emerged all across Ireland since 2012. Ronan Butenshaw gives an overview.
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  • Game about next government is still almost completely open

  • Finnish parliamentary elections on 19 April

  • By Ruurik Holm | 13 Apr 15
  • The past election period has been demanding for the government. Many commentators consider the sitting government as one of the worst in the Finnish history. The economic situation of Finland is gloomy. The government has failed to implement each and every one of its planned large-scale reforms. Out of the original six parties only four are left, after the Left Alliance and the Greens quit the government in 2014. The instability of the government increased after these two junior partners had left it.
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  • Declaration of the Assembly of Social Movements – WSF 2015

  • Peoples, united, never shall be defeated!

  • 01 Apr 15
  • The Assembly of Social Movements of the WSF 2015, Tunisia is where we come together in all our diversity, in order to forge a collective agenda to fight capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy, racism and all forms of discrimination and oppression.
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  • Study “Greece: Solidarity and Adjustment in Times of Crisis”

  • Austerity reduced household income drastically

  • 25 Mar 15
  • Austerity in Greece led to drastic income reductions for private households. Households with medium or low income were hit hardest. This is what Tassos Giannitsis and Stavros Zografakis show in their study “Greece: Solidarity and Adjustment in Times of Crisis”.
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  • Alexis Tsipras addresses the WSF

  • 24 Mar 15
  • Dear friends and comrades, Fourteen years ago, at the beginning of the new millennium, the World Social Forum came to the fore as the response of the people to the globalization of the markets. It was deliberately meant as versatile meeting of movements, trade unions and associations from around...
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