TroikaWatch is an international newsletter that reports on economic and social developments in Eurozone crisis states. It aims to counter misleading narratives about the crisis and promote solidarity. Published every 1-2 months by email and online, it provides updates on the EU level as well as Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, and Slovenia in 9 languages. Contributors write pieces on their countries which are compiled into newsletters under a Creative Commons license and shared widely.

1. TroikaWatch
Workshop
during the Summer Academy
of Attac Austria in Telfs
at the 19th of July 2014

2. What is TroikaWatch?
International newsletter
about economic and social developments
in den crisis states of the Eurozone
• Published each one or two
months as an email
newsletter;
• Target group: People from
social movements;
• Also a website, on which also
other texts are published;
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3. Goals 1
To counter the ruling narrative about the
economic crisis:
• People have not lived behind their
means;
• Problems have systemic causes;
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4. Goals 2
• Showing that many problems are the same
in all countries;
• To bridge the gap between the crisis
countries;
• To bridge the gap between the crisis
countries and the core countries;
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Promote solidarity

5. History
• Founded in December 2013
• Participants have found each
other on different European
mailing lists (EUinCrisis,
Attacsem, ICAN)
• So far four newsletters and
two press releases published
• Fifth newsletter on the verge
of publishing
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6. Reports from Bruxelles and
seven countries
TroikaWatch reports regularly
about:
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• EU level
• Greece
• Ireland
• Portugal
• Cyprus
• Spain
• Italy
• Slowenia
Brüssel

7. Languages of TroikaWatch
Nine languages
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• Italian
• Portuguese
• Slovenian
• Spanish
• Dutch
• English
• French
• German
• Greek

8. Mode of Operation
• Mailing lists
• Pads
• Phone conferences
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All work on a voluntary basis

9. Production of a Newsletter 1
• Defining dates for deadline,
production of the final version,
translation und publication.
• Mostly also definition of a main
topic, which should be included as
a recurrent theme in all contributions
(e.g. corruption, EU elections).
• Participants write the contribution
about their country and send it
across the mailing list.
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10. Production of a Newsletter 2
• One person produces a final version
from all contributions, completed by a
part about the EU level.
• Endversion gets uploaded to a pad and
finalized together.
• Translation by Trommons and own
translators.
• Proofreading of the translations
• Upload to the website and sending out
as newsletter.
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11. Organization
• TroikaWatch is a pool of
individuals, which are
personally responsible
about the content of the
newsletters.
• However most of us are
also engaged in other
organizations or social
movements, by which we
get supported.
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12. Supporters
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13. Esquerra
anticapitalista
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and get mirrored by many other websites

14. Politik im Spiegel
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15. Facebook Seite von Uni Europe
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16. Publication of the Newsletters
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Per una nuova finanza
publica e sociale

17. Publication of the Newsletters
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Post Globalization
Initiative

18. Publication of the Newsletters
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Ander Europa

19. Publication of the Newsletters
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Occupy London

20. Publication of the Newsletters
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CADTM

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28. Subscribers of the Newsletter
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29. Subscribers of the Newsletter
by Languages (18th of July 2014)
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German English
French Spanish
Italian Slovenian
Greek Dutch
Portuguese

30. Subscribers of the Newsletter
by Regions (18th of July 2014)
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Core Sates of the Eurozone
Crisis States of the Eurozone
Rest
Unknown

31. Subscribers of the Newsletter
in the Core States of the Eurozone
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Subscribers of the Newsletter
in the Crisis States of the Eurozone

33. Subscribers of the Newsletter
outside the Eurozone
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34. Used Software
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35. Many thanks for your
attention!
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