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Lectio Magistralis (video) & Ugo Mattei on Varoufakis as economist – University of Torino

Click here to watch the video of the Lectio Magistralis entitled: DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE – The Political Economics of an Epic Struggle. March 17, Torino, Italy. Professor Ugo Mattei’s eulogy follows below. From Abstraction to Phenomenology in Social Theory: Yanis Varoufakis the Economist … Continue reading →

QUARTZ Magazine – DiEM25’s plan to save the European Union from itself

[Click here for the Quartz site] After years of economic turmoil, a near-Grexit, a looming Brexit, and a refugee crisis that challenges the very principle of open borders, it’s safe to say that the European Union is struggling. According to … Continue reading →

Transparency in Europe now! Sign/share the petition today!

To: Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup, the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) Mario Draghi, … Continue reading →

DiEM25 in Italy – watch video and sign the Transparency Petition

ROME, 23rd March 2016 DiEM25 in Italy was launched, along with DiEM25’s TRANSPARENCY IN EUROPE, NOW! campaign. Watch the video below, join DiEM25 and sign the TRANSPARENCY IN EUROPE, NOW! petition! Filed under: DiEM

DiEM25 in Italy – watch the livestream here

Tonight, at 19.00 Central European Time, DiEM25 in Italy will be launched in Rome. The event, which is livestreamed (see below), will close with the launch of DiEM25’s TRANSPARENCY IN EUROPE, NOW! campaign Filed under: DiEM

La Repubblica: Diem25, un movimento per superare il fallimento dell’Europa

For a copy of the (longer) interview in English, click:  Original answers by Yanis Varoufakis, in English, to La Repubblica, 19 March 2016. Click here the LA REPUBBLICA site (Italian), or… MILANO. La crisi greca non è finita, anzi. “Tsipras sta percorrendo … Continue reading →

Lectio magistralis, Torino University – post-lecture video interview

 Filed under: DiEM, Politics and Economics, Post-MinFin missives

Professorship Honoris Causa, International University College of Torino – report in La Stampa

Folla all’università di Torino per la lectio magistralis dell’ex ministro che racconta i duelli con Schäuble: «Gli dissi che le sue idee erano ottime per il Partito comunista cinese» SEPPE SALVAGGIULO, TORINO – Click here for La Stampa’s website or… «L’Unione … Continue reading →

Noam Chomsky joins DiEM25

The following was published in openDemocracy “DiEM25’s Manifesto is a bold effort to reverse the damage and restore the promise,” says Chomsky. CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, March 14, 2016– Distinguished American linguist, philosopher and political activist, Noam Chomsky, has officially endorsed DiEM25, … Continue reading →

Lies, Damn Lies, and European Growth Statistics

ATHENS – “Greece has at last returned to economic growth.” That was the official European Union storyline at the end of 2014. Alas, Greek voters, unimpressed by this rejoicing, ousted the incumbent government and, in January 2015, voted for a … Continue reading →