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Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique is a UK-based affiliate of the Les Amis Le Monde Diplomatique which supports the writings and tradition which has evolved over 50 years of publication of the Le Monde Diplomatique Newspaper. Our "Cafe Diplo" meetings at The Gallery at Farringdon, in the City of London on selected Monday evenings, are presented (in English) in the context of our global anti neo-conservative-liberal tradition, and give an opportunity for lively debate between speakers and audience.
New 2012 Season
The new Cafe Diplo season includes a series of talks, including Exploitation Debt & Aid in Egypt and Tunisia, Putin's Russia, the Energy Challenge in UK & Europe & world famine. You can find the details of speakers, dates and times in the Calendar and also a map of the venue.
2012 Cafes
Monday 28th May - GREECE: AT WHAT PRICE MEMBERSHIP OF EUROPE? with Stathis Kouvelakis.
As the crisis in Greece develops, living standards are on a downward spiral, welfare and health services have virtually collapsed, and the European bail out demands greater austerity which will make the situation even more desperate. Is there a way out of this dark crisis? Dr. Stathis Kouvelakis researches and teaches on political theory at Kings College, London and is an informed commentator on the political and social meltdown that has taken place in Greece. See link to a recent interview. He will talk about the nature and causes of the current crisis there and will look at the prospects for the future of Greece either in or outside Europe.
Next Cafes : See also "What's On"
see also: beginnings of audio section
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