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By Rob Lyon
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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Present-day economic
conditions demand that the working class fight back. The interests of the
ruling class and the working class are irreconcilable. The bourgeois are
screaming, "more cuts, more cuts" and the workers shout back
"Enough is enough". The stage has been set for a "Hot
Spring" in Europe.
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By Friedrich Pomm in Ljubljana
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
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On April 5 while the
EU finance ministers and bankers were meeting in Brdo pri Kranju (Slovenia) 35,000 workers from all over Europe
marched through Ljubljana
demanding higher wages as inflation eats into their living standards. A
delegation of the IMT from Austria,
Italy and Switzerland was
present.
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By Mauro Vanetti
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
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A recent bulletin of the European Central Bank (ECB) dealt with the causes of recent increases in the rate of inflation within the "Eurozone". It is no surprise to find that what they are concerned about are wage increases. Like the high priests in the past they try to cover up reality and make us believe in a fantasy world.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
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This Saturday, April 5, European finance ministers will hold a meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has called for a demonstration to demand better wages and conditions for workers in Europe on the same day. Supporters of the International Marxist Tendency from Italy, Austria and Switzerland will join the protest and give out the following leaflet in five different languages (English, Slovenian, Italian, French and German).
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By our Hungarian correspondent
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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
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The Visegrad Four are Poland, Hungary, the Czech
Republic and Slovakia, ex-Stalinist countries who have joined the European
Union and are also preparing the conditions for entry into the Euro. The way
they are doing it is by attacking viciously all the social gains of the
workers. Sooner or later this will lead to an explosion of the class struggle.
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By Maarten Vanheuverswyn
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Monday, 20 June 2005 |
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Last week’s European summit ended in tears as negotiations on the
European Union budget collapsed. The usual diplomatic talk was nowhere
to be seen at what will become known as the summit where the whole
integration process in the EU was halted in its tracks. Maarten
Vanheuverswyn looks at the conflicting national interests that are at
the heart of this crisis.
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By Erik De Bruyn in Belgium
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Friday, 03 June 2005 |
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The reaction of the media and the politicians to the massive “no” votes
against the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands reveals
the nature of our “elites”. However, all the propaganda was to no
avail. A few days after the “non” vote in France, the same thing
happened in the Netherlands.
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By Greg Oxley
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Monday, 30 May 2005 |
 The referendum in France on the European Constitution has resulted in a decisive defeat for the ruling class. In spite of a particularly intense campaign by the media, the UMP government and the right-wing of the Socialist Party, 55% of voters have rejected the treaty.
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By Jérôme Métellus
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Thursday, 20 January 2005 |
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We are publishing this article which appears in the recent edition of the French Marxist magazine La Riposte
looking at the prospects of a European Constitution. How have the
Communist and Socialist Parties of France responded to it, and what
does it mean for the working class?
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By Hans Gerd finger
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Tuesday, 22 June 2004 |
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The vote for the German SPD in the recent European elections revealed a
disastrous collapse. It is the price the party pays for pushing a Blairite
agenda of cuts and attacks on the welfare state. The German workers do not want
this. Large numbers abstained, rather than vote for the Christian Democrats, who
also lost votes. On the left, the PDS recovered from its bad showing in 1999. |
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By Roberto Sarti and Fred Weston
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Thursday, 17 June 2004 |
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The recent European elections reveal one common feature: the defeat of whoever
is in power (apart from Greece and Spain where this had already happened in
elections earlier this year). The workers of Europe voted against the same
policies. They are fed up of cuts in pensions, healthcare, education and a general
worsening of their living standards. The elections are a clear indication of the
mood developing in society.
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By Claudio Bellotti
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Thursday, 27 May 2004 |
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Bush's war in Iraq split the European Union and NATO into two. Now after Aznar
lost his job as Spanish Prime Minister, and Berlusconi has been dramatically
weakened does this mean that the European powers can find a common ground? In
reality they all hang together because divided they could not survive in the
world market, but there are still deep divisions. By Claudio Bellotti,
Originally published in FalceMartello
number 176, May 27, 2004.
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By Roberto Sarti and Fred Weston
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Wednesday, 17 December 2003 |
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After eighteen months of trying to patch together an agreement between the
member states, the talks on the EU constitution collapsed last weekend in
Brussels. Different excuses have been given for the collapse, but the real
causes are to be found in the fundamental economic contradictions that are
emerging between the EU member states. The European Union is now revealing its true face. It is a tool in the hands of the
multinationals and of
each national bourgeoisie with which to impose their attacks on the living
standards of the masses.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Thursday, 15 May 2003 |
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The debate over whether Britain should join the Euro is heating up. On both
sides of the debate we find a capitalist logic being applied. One side stands
for so-called British "sovereignty", the other praises the merits of
the wider market. Neither side is defending the real interests of the workers.
As Mick Brooks points out, "The answer is surely for us to control the
movement of capital by taking over the means of production, not relying on the
goodwill of our enemy, the capitalist class." |
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By Erik Demeester
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Thursday, 05 December 2002 |
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Within a few days tens of thousands of workers and young people will come from
whole over Europe to Brussels to protest against the EU, capitalist
globalisation in Europe and the rest of the world and the new war in
Afghanistan. These demonstrations are the next stage in the cycle of
mobilisations started in Seattle and which culminated in the 300.000 strong
demonstration in Genoa. Erik Demeester from the Editorial Board of Vonk/Unité, the Belgian Marxist paper for labour and youth, looks briefly at what's at stake in these
protests. |
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By Vonk
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Wednesday, 04 December 2002 |
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This is the text of a four-language leaflet produced by Vonk/Unité
for the Brussels demonstrations. |
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By Alan Woods
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Friday, 31 May 2002 |
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On May 24, 2002, in the Kremlin's gilded throne room, Putin and Bush signed an agreement reducing long-range nuclear weapons by two-thirds over ten years. As part of the deal with NATO, Russia and America were supposed to cooperate in Bush's plans to build a missile defence shield once the ABM treaty is scrapped in June. Immediately afterwards, the formation of the "NATO-Russia Council" in which was Russia is supposed to participate was announced to the world. Such an agreement between the old enemies Russia and America would have seemed utterly unthinkable just one year ago. Suddenly, the world seemed a more secure place. However, as Alan Woods explains, the relations between Russia, Europe and America are not what they appear to be. |
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By Ted Grant and Alan Woods
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Wednesday, 03 January 2001 |
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The euro's launch has been greeted with a well-orchestrated campaign of official
enthusiasm, designed to silence all doubts on the question. The Euro has finally been
introduced as a common currency in 12 of the EU states. This is an important development.
A common currency is the first condition towards European integration. It ought to boost
internal trade and thus act as a powerful stimulus to the development of the productive
forces. But is this going to happen? |
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By Alan Woods
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Wednesday, 04 June 1997 |
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This long document by Alan Woods provides a
comprehensive answer to many key questions for
the European labour movement. What is Maastricht? Why
are they introducing all these cuts?
Would it be better without Maastricht? Will it succeed? And
most important of all, how do
we fight it and what is our alternative. |
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