Syriza has won a wonderful victory in the Greek elections. Will the Labour Party learn lessons from the cradle of democracy? The Greek result reminds us that alternative economics and politics are possible. Angela Merkel needs to be reminded that Germany enjoyed substantial debt relief under the1953 London Agreement and the Marshall Plan. The anti-austerity choice of the Greek people is in our…read more →
Solidarity statement: Greece – support Syriza Syriza’s potential victory in the forthcoming election is of utmost importance for all who want Europe to change course. The threats applied by EU leaders, the Troika and financial circles to influence the electoral choice of the Greek people are unacceptable. Throughout Europe we should defend the right of the Greek people to make their decisions freely; and…read more →
8 November 2014 Is the European Union good for Trade Unionists? Speaker: Luis Miguel Pariza: Member of the European Economic and Social Committee Good morning, and warm thanks to ERIS for this invitation. It is a great honour for me to be here with you again, at a meeting of good friends. We are all committed to workers’ fight for social…read more →
In September 2014 ERIS looked at the implications of the proposed EU/US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for workers, trade unions and public services? Although TTIP negotiations are being largely conducted behind closed doors, Bert Schouwenburg, GMB’s International Officer, outlined growing concerns in the British and European trade unions about how this free trade deal covering two of the world’s largest…read more →
ERIS European Election Briefing 2: UKIP: Anti-EU; Anti-Trade Union; Anti-worker ‘Its first leader was a Don at a fashionable London university; its current leader went to public school and made his money in the City. His immediate predecessor was an Etonian who hadn’t read his own party’s manifesto. Its elected officials have called women sluts, been jailed for benefit fraud,…read more →
ERIS European Election Briefing 1: Why Voting in the European Election May 2014 is Important for Trade Unions? Introduction: The purpose of this briefing is to provide information about the European Elections on Thursday 22 May, 2014. Europe is a highly charged issue in the UK and euro-scepticism and anti-European voices often drown out any reasonable and measured discussion about…read more →
