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Europe in a labyrinth and the material power of ideas

The Greek government has the mandate to revive the idea of solidarity and social justice, but also the idea of the economy itself.

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Europe, the Very Idea
Europe, the Very Idea

Europe, the very idea is a series on the philosophical notion of Europe and what reflection upon it can lend to the sphere of concrete politics.

Labyrinth of Chartres cathedral. Flickr/Steve Snodgrass. Some rights reserved.
Labyrinth of Chartres cathedral. Flickr/Steve Snodgrass. Some rights reserved.

Labyrinth of Chartres cathedral. Flickr/Steve Snodgrass. Some rights reserved.At the beginning of the economic crisis, the European Commission revelled in optimism and an almost leftist rhetoric. In A European Economic Recovery Plan published in late 2008 we read: