keyword: austerity

Demonstration in Paris during a nationwide day of strikes and protests over France”s national budget. September 18, 2025 Paris.
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Per Clausen, Member of the European Parliament for Danish left-wing party Enhedslisten
“MEP Per Clausen” by The Left, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Demonstration against the new Belgian government and its announced austerity measures, Bruxelles, February 13, 2025.
Sophia Thoenes
As the new government targets pensions and workers’ rights, Belgian unions are showing Europe how to fight back Formed after...
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Li Andersson during a presidential candidates’ debate in Helsinki, 27 January 2024.
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As the European Parliament elections this June draw nearer, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is conducting a series of interviews with left-wing parties...
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Welfare State Retrenchment, the Effects on Women, and Feminist Responses in SwedenAbout the book From an international perspective, the...
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic drive further privatisation of the services sector and a new wave of...
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Interviews with Carmen San José, Martin Schirdewan and Harald WeinbergFor years, the neoliberal policies followed by the European...
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EU Relentlessly targeted members’ health spending over past decadeAbstract A decade of austerity imposed by the European Union...
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the EU’s healthcare and public sectors to be ill-equipped to respond...
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