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Working Group: Alternative Economic Policy for Europe - Euromemorandum-Group -
Just out: EuroMemorandum 2008/09!!! "Democratic transformation of European finance, a full employment regime, and ecological restructoring - Alternatives to finance-driven capitalism" Short version: English German Greek Slovenian Spanish Here is an updated list of signatories. If you agree with the main direction and content of the Memorandum 2008/09 - without necessarily supporting every single formulation - we would like to ask you to sign the form of support.
The Euromemorandum Group: In September 1995, 23 economists from 10 European countries met for the first time in Strasbourg to criticise the monetarist bias of economic policy in the EU and its consequences: welfare cuts, labour-market deregulation, destruction of natural environment and further increase of unemployment. On the basis of the discussions at the following workshop in September 1996 in Brussels, a working group of economists from France, Germany, England and Spain formulated a declaration and a memorandum: "Full Employment, Social Cohesion and Equity for Europe - Alternatives to Competitive Austerity".1 The declaration was supported by more than 250 European economists from all 15 EU member countries. The declaration and the memorandum were published in May 1997, shortly before the European summit in Amsterdam. As a result of the workshop in Vienna in October 1998, a second Memorandum: "Full Employment, Solidarity and Sustainability in Europe - Old Challenges, New Opportunities for Economic Policy", supported by 500 economists from the EU and East European Countries, was published in December 1998, few days before the EU summit in Vienna. The third Memorandum: "Alternative Economic Policy Guidelines for Full Employment and Social Cohesion in Europe" is the result of the annual workshop that took place in Brussels at the End of September 2000. It is available in English and in German. Together with the declaration it was presented to the public just before the European summit in Nizza. The declaration 2000: "Full Employment and a Strong Social Constitution - Alternatives for a New Economy in Europe" has been published: In English In French In German In Hungarian In Greek In Italian In Spanish. The Memorandum and the declaration were supported by 250 Europan economist. List of signatories. The fourth Memorandum 2001: "Economic Policy Against Recession and Polarisation - Proposals to Overcome Ideological Sterility and Policy Blockades" is the outcome of the 7th workshop on alternative economic policy in Europe that was held in September 2001 in Brussels. It was presented to the public in December 2001 just some days before the European summit in Laeken. The memorandum was supported by over 200 economists from EU and central and eastern European countries. List of Signatories Short version: English French German Greek Hungarian Italian Spanish Long version: English French German Greek Hungarian Italian Spanish The fifth Memorandum 2002: "Better Institutions, Rules and Tools for Full Employment and Social Welfare in Europe" is the result of the 8th workshop on alternative economic policy in Europe. As the third and the fourth workshop it took place at the end of September 2002 in Brussels, too. Since it criticises the neoliberal economic policy in Europe it was published just before the European summit in December in Copenhagen. The Memorandum was signed by over 350 economists from all 15 EU countries and four Central and Eastern European Countries. List of signatories Long version: German, English: Chapter 1: Fiscal policy Chapter 2: Financial markets Chapter 3: Social policy Chapter 4: Public services
Short version: English French German Greek Hungarian Italian Polish Spanish Long version: In English: Contents; Chapter 1: Constitution and enlargement; Chapter 2: Broad Economic Policy Guidelines; Chapter 3: Macroeconomic policy; Chapter 4: European Employment Strategy; Chapter 5: Structural policy; Chapter 6: Common Agricultural Policy; Chapter 7: Social policy; Chapter 8: Public sector German (complete) Euromemorandum 2004: Beyond Lisbon - Economic and social policy orientations and constitutional corner stones for the European Social Model. It is the seventh critique of neoliberal economic policies in Europe!!!
Euromemorandum 2005: "Democratic Policy against the Dominance of Markets - Proposals for an Integrated Development Strategy in Europe". This eighth critique of marketliberal policies of the EU was formulated on the basis of discussions at the 11th workshop of the working group "European Economists for an Alternative Economic Policy" (EuroMemorandum Group) on September 23-25, 2005 in Brussels. It was signed by more than 300 signatories. Short version: English French German Greek Hungarian Italian Spanish Polish Euromemorandum 2006:"A Democratic Economic Policy Alternative to the Neo-liberal Transformation of Europe". This ninth critique is the result of the 12th workshop which took place on September 29 - October 1, 2006 in Brussels. It criticises the development of the EU into a market liberal and internaly and externaly increasingly agressive power block which stands in contrast to the envisaged conception and ideals of the founders of the European Economic Community when they signed the Treaties of Rome 50 years ago. The Memorandum was supported by more than 350 European economists. Short version: English French German Greek Hungarian Polish Spanish Euromemorandum 2007: "Full Employment with Good Work, Strong Public Services, and International Cooperation - Democratic Alternatives to Poverty and Precariousness in Europe". This tenth critique was formulated on the basis of discussions at the 13th workshop of the EuroMemorandum Group on September 21 – 23, 2007 in Brussels. It criticises the development of the EU into a market-liberal and inwards and outwards increasingly agressive power bloc which is not capable to adequately counteract the increasing social and economic problems in Europe. The Memorandum was signed by more than 350 European economists. Short version: English French German Greek Hungarian Spanish
Contact: Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Jörg Huffschmid, Tel:
+49-421-218-3072, Coordination assistant: Jacqueline Runje, Tel: +49-231-755-6423,
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