Category: Reports
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Mobilisation for Housing Rights in Cluj-Napoca
originally published on December 19, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint On Sunday, December 17th, the housing rights movement took to the streets in Cluj-Napoca. The Social Housing NOW! campaign, together with the Socialist Action Group (GAS), called for a demonstration under the slogan “We take back our city”. GAS organised a public meeting after the protest to discuss how we…
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Vienna: Blockades and Mass Mobilization Against Meeting of Energy Tycoons
originally published on March 30, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint From Monday to Wednesday, March 27 to 29, the European Gas Conference (EGC) took place in Vienna. Representatives of the most powerful energy companies in the world, such as BP, Shell and OMV, held meetings with private financial investors and European bureaucrats to decide behind closed…
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Price Hikes, Evictions, Racism and Energy Crisis — Tenants Take It to the Streets
originally published on December 23, 2022 in Internationalist Standpoint The last months have brought a significant decline in the living standards of the masses in Romania (as well as all across Europe of course), especially in the context of the recent energy crisis and the consequent price hikes. The policy of local authorities, which is…