TNI en CEO organiseren: TIME FOR A U TURN IN EUROPE – WHAT´S TO BE DONE?
28 feb 2012
TIME FOR A U TURN IN EUROPE – WHAT´S TO BE DONE?
28-29 February 2012, Brussels
PROGRAMME
Objectives:
To identify common trends and analysis of the crisis and characterization of the failures of the EU policy responses
To facilitate an exchange between economists, academics, and activists involved or working with national movements who have been dealing with different aspects of the crisis and on different levels (national/cross-national and EU level).
To strategise on alternatives and modes of resistance, particularly in light of the initiative towards a new inter-governmental treaty
The seminar aims to be a dynamic exchange between participants from core and periphery countries and those working at national/cross national and EU levels.
The conclusions of the debate will be systematized and if appropriate will feed into the Anniversary Conference of Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) entitled Europe in Crisis: Analysis, Resistance and Alternatives to Corporate Europe in Brussels on May 5-6.
DAY 1, 28 February
Seminar
Brussels Conference Centre
Café de Fiennes
Rue de Fiennesstraat 77, 1070 Brussels
9:00 to 9:30
Introduction of Seminar
Erik Wesselius (Corporate Europe Observatory) and Julie de los Reyes (Transnational Institute)
Welcome, why are we here, the challenge before us
Short round of introductions of participants and expectations of the day
9.30 to 12.30
Session 1: How are we facing Europe’s crisis?
A round table format discussion
What are the roots of the crisis? What are the policy responses to the crisis at the national level and at the EU level? What are the differentiated economic and social costs in member countries? What modes of resistance have these generated at the national level?
Short discussion starters (7 to 10 minutes)
Trevor Evans, Institute for International Political Economy-Berlin and Euromemorandum Group, UK
Christina Laskaridis, Greek Debt Audit Campaign, Greece
Miren Etxezaretta, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Henri Houben, Gresea and Attac – Belgium
Moderators: Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper) and Andy Storey (University College Dublin)
12.30 to 14.00 L U N C H
14.00 to 15.30
Session 2: EU economic governance and the austerity treaty
What have been the impact of the implementation of the new rules on economic governance so far? What will be the impact of the new treaty if it comes into force? What are the legal, political, economic implications for member states? How can this be exposed and resisted?
Kenneth Haar, Corporate Europe Observatory, Denmark
Lukas Oberndorfer, Austrian Chamber of Labour and Universitat Wien, Austria
Moderator: Yiorgos Vassalos (Corporate Europe Observatory)
15.30 to 16.00 C O F F E E B R E A K
16.00 to 19.00
Session 3: Challenges in building a Pan Europe response – cross national and at the EU level
A round table format on campaigns at national/cross-national and EU-levels
What movements are in resistance at the national level? What are the common grounds? What type of response at EU level is necessary to complement the campaigns at member state level? Which already planned political initiatives? What key moments in political calendar to focus on?
Maria Araceli Fernandez Chillon, 15M Movement, Spain
Erik Deemester, Comite Action Europe, Belgium
Alexis Passadakis, Attac Germany
Susan George, Transnational Institute
Moderators: Olivier Hoedeman and Brid Brennan
DAY 2, 29 February: Public and Media Event
Objective: To present a comprehensive critique of the new inter-governmental treaty to a broader audience (media, key organizations, policymakers) and projection of protest responses.
In the run up to its signing, critical analysts and legal experts launch a comprehensive critique of what is essentially a permanent austerity treaty, including the socio-economic impacts and the legal and political backlash that is likely to come.
Time: 9.00 to 11.00
Venue: Passage Room, Residence Palace, Brussels
Panelists will be made available for interview at the end of the debate.
LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
Trevor Evans
Institute for International Political Economy-Berlin and Euromemorandum Group
Andy Storey
University College Dublin, Ireland
Mariana Mortágua
Attac Portugal
Luís Bernardo
Attac Portugal
Erik Demeester
Comites Action Europe – Belgium
Jan Willem Goudriaan/Pablo Sanchez Centellas
European Federation of Public Service Unions
Henri Houben
Gresea and Attac – Belgium
Susan George
Transnational Institute, Netherlands
Hilary Wainwright
Red Pepper, United Kingdom
Nicolas Haeringer
Mouvements, France
Gunter Quaisser
Arbeitsgruppe Alternative Wirtschaftspolitik, Germany
Alexis Passadakis
Attac Germany
Max Bank
Attac Germany
Joachim Becker
Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Lukas Oberndorfer
Austrian Chamber of Labour and Universitat Wien, Austria
Alexandra Strickner
Attac Austria
Heikki Patomäki
University of Helsinki, Finland
Kenneth Haar
Corporate Europe Observatory, Denmark
Maria Araceli Fernandez Chillon
15M (May 15 movement), Spain
Miren Etxezarreta
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Tom Kucharz
Ecologistas en Acción, Spain
Tommaso Fattori
Forum Italiano dei Movimenti per l’acqua, Italy
Francesco Bogliacino
Sbilanciamoci! and Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, Italy
Christina Laskaridis
Greek Debt Audit Campaign, Greece
Lina Filopoulou
Athens Neighborhood Assembly, Greece
THE ORGANISERS
Transnational Institute
Brid Brennan
Hilde van der Pas
Julie de los Reyes
Corporate Europe Observatory
Erik Wesselius
Olivier Hoedeman
Yiorgos Vassalos