Can Cambodia Trade its Way out of LDC Status?
As one of the world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs), Cambodia is afforded the most beneficial trade ranking to the European Union (EU) under the generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) known as...
View Article“The Hands That Supply EU Imports”
The European Union (EU) is Pakistan’s largest trading partner, with overall trade between the two countries topping eight million euros in 2011. Pakistan enjoyed a one billion-euro surplus that year...
View ArticleSummit of the Peoples Demands Solidarity and Sovereignty
More than 400 social organisations from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean will gather on Jan. 25-27 at a Summit of the Peoples called as an alternative to the bi-regional meeting of heads of...
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Portugal’s Disappearing Middle Class
Poverty in Portugal has risen to levels that were unimaginable a year ago despite the bleak outlook forecasted by the harsh measures imposed by the troika of creditors in exchange for the country’s...
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Can Europe and Latin America Meet as Equals?
The European Union’s serious economic and financial crisis stands in stark contrast to the relative stability and decade-long growth enjoyed by Latin America and the Caribbean and could put the two...
View ArticleLatin America Flexes Muscles at Joint EU Summit
The nations of Latin America and the Caribbean strengthened their position with respect to Europe at the CELAC-EU summit held this weekend in the Chilean capital, reaching agreements that protect their...
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Switzerland Sets Example for Income Equality
For those who think that Occupy Wall Street, the Indignados in Spain, the World Social Forum and the numerous manifestations of protest worldwide are expressions without concrete outcomes, the result...
View ArticleRights Crushed in Italy’s Overcrowded Prisons
When Claudio was detained in a prison in the northeastern Italian city of Vicenza, he had to share a 7.6 square-metre cell with two other people. “Once you excluded the space taken up by beds and...
View ArticleStorm in a Teacup Between EU and South Africa
A trademark system which is used to protect Europe’s finest wines, cheeses and hams could soon brew up benefits for a humble tea from a remote region of South Africa. The trade protection system called...
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Major Trade Deal Between EU and Southern Africa Expected
There is growing optimism that the countries of Southern Africa are within months of concluding negotiations with the European Union on a major new trade deal, after years of hesitant progress and...
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The Free Market Fundamentalists Are Now in Europe
For a long time it was a given that while Europe was based on defending a more just society, with social values and solidarity, the United States was based on the glory of individualism and...
View ArticleThe West Disappoints Azerbaijan Government Critics
Democratisation activists in Azerbaijan are increasingly pessimistic about what they describe as the West’s lack of support for reform and the protection of basic rights in the energy-rich South...
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Austerity is Dismantling the European Dream
The European Union (EU) has asked its citizens to brace for further economic misery. In a report on European economic prospects released on May 3, the European Commission said that further...
View Article‘Pirates’ Contest Icelandic Elections – And Win
With an unprecedented number of political parties contesting Iceland’s latest elections, Icelanders are discovering that if they are passionate about a particular issue, they need simply to find...
View ArticleEurope Urged to Step into Breach of Failed Mideast Peace
The Oslo peace process has failed and Europe must take stronger leadership in the Middle East, according to a distinguished group of former European leaders that is pushing for a stronger and more...
View ArticleLessons in Economic Integration for African Union
As the African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is still younger and less integrated than the 56-year-old body that is now the European Union, and, according to politicians and...
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A Federation Could Strengthen Europe’s Magnetism
The recent agreement for the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo has confirmed that the European Union (EU) is still acting as a “magnet”, attracting its external neighbours and...
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Is Aid to South Africa Drying Up?
South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. It is estimated that nearly 40 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS Commentators and...
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Q&A: Reworking Finance to Serve People and the Environment
The wake of the global financial crisis, as many national governments in Europe cut back on services to citizens and used public money to rescue banks, taught many people a valuable lesson. “Nowadays...
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Europe on the Edge of the Abyss
Greeks protesting against austerity measures. Credit: Apostolis Fotiadis/IPSThe economic crisis began in the United States under the administration of then-President George W. Bush, following the...
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