Aufmacher
IMAGO/Le Pictorium
The forward march of extremist forces in Europe continued apace in the 2024 super election year, with far-right parties watching their election results surge in country after country. Their recent instalment into leadership positions within the European Commission — a historic first for the continent — is now eating away at the foundations of the bloc’s traditional governing coalition, which has tended to span from the centre-right to the centre-left. Meanwhile, the stunning re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States will almost ...
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Reclaiming Europe’s Energy Future
In the midst of a crippling energy and cost-of-living crisis, Mapping a Public Pathway for Europe’s Energy Transition delivers a compelling critique of Europe’s failing energy system. This comprehensive study reveals how, despite public promises of reform, the EU’s reliance on a liberalized, profit-driven energy market continues to drive up prices and threatens its own climate goals. At a time when the European Commission promises competitiveness and a green industry, the data at hand presents...
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IMAGO/Starface
On the evening of Sunday, 7 July 2024, the Place de la République in Paris was once again filled with a compact crowd, but this time it was joy and shouts of victory that dominated the gathering immediately after the election results were announced.
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read more "A Hopeful Surprise in France"
29. June 20249:15 – 17:00 o'clock
Among several other organizations we are going to co-organize a conference with Viva Salud on international movement building to combat the global health workforce crisis. On Saturday the 29th of June, the conference “Care for care workers: international movement building on the global health workforce crisis” will take place at Maison des Associations Internationales, Rue Washington 40, 1050 Brussels. An opportunity to learn about the ...
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imago / Lehtikuva
The Finnish government was sent into upheaval almost as soon as it was formed in June last year, as multiple revelations of racist statements and memes emerged concerning one of the new coalition’s two main parties – The Finns, a far-right nationalist anti-immigration party. The crisis almost brought the government down before it had begun, but while the political stain is permanent, it may not be enough to prevent a fusion of the Finns party’s ultra-nationalism and the neoliberal agenda being pushed by their centre-right government ...
read more "Finland’s far right: between scandal and mainstream"
read more "Finland’s far right: between scandal and mainstream"