"A Europe that excites people would be one that aims to be a well balanced economy rather than one that's focusing on competition." (Video, 9 mins)
"A Europe that excites people would be one that aims to be a well balanced economy rather than one that's focusing on competition. Because the thing about competitiveness is that we understand that - in the whole world - only a few countries can be particularly competitive. The whole world cannot be more competitive than itself."
Video from DiEM25's "Next Stop 2019?" event in Berlin, 25 May 2017.
Usually, profits come before people. But this year, governments across the world have been forced to shut down their economies and put life first. Why?
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