Dear all,
Please see the announcement for the EuroMemorandum 2016 below, see the attachment for the full document. If you are in broad agreement with the main lines of argument of this year's EuroMemorandum, please express your support by filling in the form below and sending it to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Many thanks and all best, Laura
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Call for support: EuroMemorandum 2016
Dear colleagues, friends and supporters of the EuroMemo Group,
We are pleased to send you the EuroMemorandum 2016:
Addressing Europe's Multiple Crises: An agenda for economic transformation, solidarity and democracy
This EuroMemorandum draws on discussions and papers presented at the 21st Workshop on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe, organised by the EuroMemo Group, from 24-26 September 2015 in Roskilde, Denmark.
The EuroMemorandum 2016 critically analyses recent economic developments in Europe and emphasises the strong need for an alternative economic policy that is based on the principles of democratic participation, social justice and environmental sustainability.
The year 2015 was marked on the one hand by the inability of the EU to emerge from the crisis which began in the financial sector in 2007/2008 and which shifted into the sphere of public finances in 2009/2010, and on the other by a dramatic rise in the number of people taking flight from their homes and from their homelands, because of wars and terrorist attacks, in many cases caused by the destructive policies of the EU and of its member states.
The continuing low growth rate environment in many countries, stagnation in others and even recession in some, have led not only to a general slow-down, but also to deepening divisions within the EU, both between member states and between regions. Such divergences are reflected in the basic economic and social indicators of the area, as well as in the democratic process on the political level, as certain countries acquire a hegemonic role in the shaping of EU policy, while particular group interests, notably those of financial capital, become dominant across the EU as a whole.
The Greek experience amply revealed the connecting links between politics and economics in the EU, i.e. the power imbalance between the ruling elites and society at large. Furthermore, it raises serious issues of constitutionalism: namely, the tendency of the EU institutions to restrict the area of democratic decision making by democratically elected governments, focusing instead on technocratic rules imposed by undemocratic decision bodies. In this sense, a discussion of alternative proposals to the current EU economic and social policy needs to take into account the underlying political process and the squeezing out of democracy.
As in previous years, this EuroMemorandum provides a summary of key economic and political developments in Europe in 2015, a critique of the official policy responses adopted by the European Union and the member states, and an outline of the basis for progressive policy alternatives. The EuroMemorandum 2016 will be published together with a list of signatories.
Therefore, if you are in broad agreement with the main lines of argument of this year's EuroMemorandum, please express your support. In order to submit your declaration of support to the EuroMemo Group, please fill in the declaration of support at the end of this email or in the attachment, and send it back by
Monday, 18 January 2015
via email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or by fax to: +49-(0)69-4305-1764.
The easiest way is to reply to this e-mail and fill in the form below.
Please distribute the EuroMemorandum 2016 widely.
Thank you very much for your support and best wishes,
Stefanie Marie Scholz
- for the EuroMemo Group Steering Committee -
Declaration of support
I support the general direction, main arguments and proposals in the
EuroMemorandum 2016
Addressing Europe's Multiple Crises: An agenda for economic transformation, solidarity and democracy
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I would like to be informed about the regular work of the working group and be invited to their meetings. Please add my email-address to the mailing list of the EuroMemo Group. (Please ignore this question if you are already on the list.)
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Appeal for financial support
Many thanks to all who support the EuroMemo Group financially. To ensure that our administrative worker can be financed, it is important that supporters of the EuroMemo Group provide for this. Please do consider making a donation. We would particularly encourage supporters in the euro area to consider making a regular contribution by standing order.
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