The German edition issue no. 11 of the transform! journal entitled “Power relations in Europe” is out now. It lays a focus on the EU and the “German Model”, challenges for the Left and the youth.
In the afternoon of Tuesday June 11, the Greek government, with a surprising move, announced the closure of the Greek Television and Radio corporation (ERT) and the firing of all its employees.
Since end of May police is cracking down protesters in Turkey, 5 people are dead, 5000 people are injured. What began as protest against the construction of a shopping mall at Gezi Park in Istanbul turned to a broad protest movement in whole Turkey against the authoritarian politics of the turkish government.
The unprecedented authoritarian decision by the Greek government coalition to shut down the Hellenic Public Radiotelevision ERT, its three TV channels (ET1, NET and ET3) and tens of national and regional state radio stations, resembles situations only seen in the darkest periods of dictatorial regimes.
Many of you have probably seen the news regarding the closure of the Greek public broadcaster ERT that spread across news agencies during the last couple of hours.
On Tuesday, 11 June, the Greek Finance Minister used emergency powers to close all public service radio and TV stations. All workers at ERT are to be fired with immediate effect.
(Brussels, June 10th 2013) A delegation of the Party of the European Left (EL) is currently in Turkey to know first-hand how the situation is in the country after a week of enormous demonstrations and extreme repression by the security forces.
“Blockupy 2013 – we experienced intense and powerful days of collective action and common resistance. On Friday, more than 3000 activists blockaded the entrance to the European Central Bank, making good on our announcement to carry our resistance deep into the heart of the European crisis regime.
Mid May, Stockholm suburbs have been ablaze with fires. Cars have been torched in suburbs around the city and when the fire-fighters and police arrive they have been met by youths throwing stones. Why this? Why now? How come in Sweden?
A new book on social struggles in former Yugoslavia has been released in German language and had its first presentation at the Zagreb Subversive Forum.
The issue no. 12 of the transform! journal entitled “Europe: The People First” is out now. The articles deal with the Alter Summit, The Future of Europe, New Politics of Trade Unions, Alternative Conceptions and International Points of Interest.
On 12 May in Bulgaria were held early parliamentary elections. They were reached after unprecedented massive protests in the whole country in February and the resignation of the government of the ruling party GERB.
Supported by transform! europe, Transnational Institute, Networked Politics and IGOPNet, an international seminar on Networked Labour was held in Amsterdam from 7 to 9 May.
A petition for democracy and social security in Europe as an alternative to further cuts in social expenditure through a “pact for competition” has been set up by activists and scientists in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Find here the text and the link to sign it.
At least 28 strawberry field workers from Bangladesh were transferred to hospital with injuries on 17 May after being shot by the “foremen” of their employer. The incident occurred at 6 p.m. on the 41st kilometer of the highway between Patras and Pyrgos in Peloponnese.