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European Debt Crisis and Links to our Global South work Socialised Banking Debt Ireland: • Socialised banking debt: € 64 billion • Committed to 6 Irish banks • Troika: deficit reduction € 3.5 2013 (2.2%/GDP) €3.1 billion 2014; €2 billion 2015 Grassroots solutions being proposed? Political proposals • suspension of payments on Anglo • lost that campaign (Feb) • now shifting to a Pan-European focus demanding 3 things: 3 Demands (draft) 1. We can still save approx € 25 billion • Non payment of ‘anglo bonds’ – no payment of interest; no selling them on to the international markets; write down the € 25 billion We want the € 40 billion back How to get the € 40 billion back? • Non-payment of remaining bonds with our banks • Levy on the financial sector as a whole (as bondholders cannot be identified) Future 3. End debt crises - Future deposit / insurance scheme for the banking sector in Europe to they pay for their crises in future Debt write-down/compensation How? • either through unilateral action • or through a debt conference style approach (ala London Debt Accord) focusing on sovereign, business and household debt • Each country should identify what is legitimate and what is not, through audits or other methods Tactics so far…. • Emphasis has been on grassroots education, explaining the debt • Media focus • Petition signing • Have supported huge trade union mobilisations but their political position has been unclear. Tactics so far…. What worked? • accessible education • media early on when no journalist understood it. Now media blackout But big challenges…. • scale is a big problem: • Re-fashioning social movements in Ireland • (& no resources. Small groups of dedicated activists) Link with Global South? • We draw from examples of illegitimate debt, debt audits, unjust policy conditions and debt cancellation in the global south. • Are calling for new system - justice for the global South, Europe as well as Ireland • But still no coherent global call to justice for people who have / are paying back illegitimate debts. Proposals? Analysis • Research that focuses on both Europe and GS; • Analysis of financial system not only specific debts • Collective solutions (eg re: funding of cancellation and compensation / reparations needs to be looked at collectively) Organising • Common communications message / call to justice; • Interlinked / mirroring campaigns