North Africa

Free Trade Agreements. Colonial Agreements Against The People

ATTAC / CADTM Morocco
Analysis of the free trade agreements between the European Union and MoroccoThis book by Attac Maroc was originally published in 2015 in Arabic and French and is geared towards readers in Morocco who want to learn more about the devastating effects of trade agreements on the country. We have translated it into English, because the different texts provide insight for the interested in other parts of the world as well, and we hope that this contributes to a wider international exchange between activists and initiatives struggling for ...
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The Struggle for Energy Democracy in the Maghreb

Hamza Hamouchene
The European Union and its member states claim that its international relations are guided by values and principles based on democracy and human rights. Countless projects are financed and implemented in this regard. Europe’s hunger for energy is no exception in this context, and this brochure, authored by Hamza Hamouchene, serves as an introduction to this topic. Hamouchene’s text outlines the blatant disregard for the will of the people in areas of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia that are subject to the production of energy for Europe. The ...
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Mabrouka Mbarek, a member of Tunesia's Constituent Assembly and advisor on debt and transparency to the country's president, presents the debt problems of post-revolutionary Tunisia. This interview was made at the conference "Alternative Solutions to the Debt Crisis", 6-8 March 2014.