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#Luxleaks: Ending Tax Evasion in Europe is an Emergency
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By Pierre Laurent
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An investigation of the international press has unveiled the secret agreements concluded between Luxembourg and 340 multinationals, when Jean-Claude Juncker was Prime Minister. These “rulings” contain a sophisticated mechanical tax optimization enabling big firms to benefit from tax rate up to...
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#LuxLeaks and #Ruling-Gate: What Now?
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By Justin Turpel
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Briefly and succinctly: 12 theses on LuxLeaks by Luxembourgian Déi Lénk MP Justin Turpel.
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European Trade Union Confederation
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ETUC Declaration to the new European Commission
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Economic policies followed until now to tackle the economic and social crisis have failed. They brought about low growth and deflation, increased precarious work and unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, rising poverty and inequalities. Divergences within and between countries increased.
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Intervention at the meeting of the EL Executive Committee in Athens
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Hope Will Defeat Fear – in Greece and in Europe
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By Alexis Tsipras
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Austerity has led us to an impasse which can be seen most clearly in Greece. But it is also noticeable everywhere else in Europe. Austerity – apart from being an ineffective and pointless means to combatting the crisis – is now proving treacherous. This is because it continues to change the nature...
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Social Struggle Back in Force in Belgium
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By Gregory Mauzé
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Full success for the national demonstration on 6 November. With more than 120,000 participants coming from the whole country the event which had been initiated by the three main workers organizations (Christian, socialist and liberal) makes up the largest social mobilization for the last 30 years.
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transform! europe’s Agenda 2015
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In evaluation of transform!'s General Assembly, which has agreed on core projects for 2015, the transform! managing board drafted the following work plan.
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Book presentation “Politics of Ecosocialism”
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Perspectives to Sustainable Futures
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By Teppo Eskelinen
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The Nordic joint transform! project brings together ideas on ecosocialist paths for future welfare states. These ideas were presented first time publicly at the Historical Materialism Conference in London.
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