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| European Union
Core vs Periphery in the EUFrom 1980 to 2004 joining the European Union was quite popular among large sections of the populations in concerned countries. Portuguese, Greek and Spanish citizens regarded their countries’ participation in the European integration both as a guarantee of democratic stability (indeed all three of them were emerging from a period of dictatorship) and as a real opportunity to improve living conditions (there were significant transfers from richer countries in the EU towards the new members from the Mediterranean region during the first years of their adhesion. -> read article... |
| Tunisia
A government in continuity… but capable of retaking the initiativeThis interview with Ahlem Belhadj was conducted by Jan Malewski, on March 16th, 2011. -> read article... |
| Algeria
No to neoliberalism! No to the free market! For a politics that serves the needs of the people! statement by Parti socialiste des travailleurs (PST)
Tipaza, Algiers, Oran, Djelfa, Batna, Béjaïa, Chlef, Bordj… the riots which spread throughout the country underline the failure of the policy followed for several decades and confirm that the choice of neoliberalism contradicts the meeting of the elementary needs of the popular masses. -> read article... |