Please circulate widely. The event is free but booking is essential.
Danny Bates
Constituency Co-ordinator and Researcher for Jean Lambert MEP
- London's Green Party Member of the European Parliament
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Alternatives to austerity in Europe: Conference in London,Friday March 20
Is a return to economic growth in Europe either possible, necessary or
desirable? A panel debate and public discussion organised by the Green
European Foundation, with the support of Green House think tank UK and
Oikos Foundation Belgium will look at this question
Long-term trends inescapably suggest that growth in Europe is over, or at
least unlikely ever to return to 20th-century levels. Whether this is
because ecological limits to growth are beginning to bite or as a result of
globalization and increasing competition, it is arguable that it would be
far better for European politicians to plan for lower or no growth rather
than blindly pursuing a return to a past that has gone forever. But what
happens to jobs and the European social model?
The panel will consider these questions from the perspective of different
countries and regions of Europe facing different local dimensions and
symptoms of the shared root problem –from the usurpation of local democracy
by unelected external institutions, as in Greece, to the transition in
eastern Europe from a planned economy to an unprotected exposure to the
free market, or to an ideological fixation on growth at the cost of social
cohesion, as in the UK. Are variations on austerity really the only option?
The event will be hosted by Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP for London.
Speakers include:
- Aurélie Maréchal (Director, Green European Foundation)
- Dirk Holemans (Director, Think Tank Oikos, Belgium)
- Tomislav Tomasevic (Heinrich Boell Foundation, Zagreb)
- Giorgos Kallis (ICREA, Barcelona)
- Jonathan Essex and John Blewitt (Green House, UK)
The event is open to the public and free of charge, and will be followed by
a networking reception.
To register for the event, click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Event details
Date: 2Friday March 20
Time: 14.30 - 17.30
Venue: Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU
Language: English
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Danny Bates
Constituency Co-ordinator and Researcher for Jean Lambert MEP
- London's Green Party Member of the European Parliament
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