Previous posts have criticised economic governance reforms in the EU for, among other things, paying too little attention to the problem of tax competition within the EU and the leakage of tax revenue to non-EU states. Clear evidence of the validity of this concern comes today with reports that both the UK and Germany are [...]
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ETUI Monthly Forum
Beyond Austerity: Return of the Green Economy?
Brussels, 3rd July 2013
Comments: Benjamin Denis, ETUC Adviser
Moderator: Philippe Pochet, General Director ETUI
Briefing
In response to the financial and economic crisis of 2008-9, a global ‘Green New Deal’ was hailed as the best road to recovery with the United Nations as well as the European Union lending strong political support to investing in the green economy. But as Europe’s economic crisis turned into a sovereign debt crisis and harsh austerity and ‘structural reform’ measures became the new EU mantra, policies on climate change and greening the economy were quickly put on the back burner.
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