English versions of the articles for the Swiss left-wing weekly WoZ
Environment and EU
by Jonas Sjöstedt The environment is often used as an argument for membership in the European Union. Though it is true that the solutions to most environmental problems lie in international co-operation it does not automatically follow that EU…
14. Februar 2001
The European Union's Corporate-led Global Trade Agenda
by Erik Wesselius Today, the European Union is reshaping European societies to become 'internationally competitive' and actively promoting economic globalisation through bilateral and global trade deregulation. Sweetened by "globalisation is good…
14. Februar 2001
The Militarization of Europe
by Ulla Klötzer At the EU Summit in Nice in December the EU Heads of State and Government formally adopted a European Security and Defence Policy including a 60 000-man rapid reaction force to be ready by 2003 and a decision-making body in Brussels…
14. Februar 2001