'Indignant' movement: can it make a difference?

Inspired by Spain's Indignados and the Occupy Wall Street Movement, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators turned out from Asia to Europe on October 15th, calling for global change. While most protests passed off peacefully, a mass rally in Rome descended into street battles with more than a hundred people injured.

TALKING EUROPE

Stephen HUGHES, British MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Damien, Member of the 'Indignant' movement

Presented by Christophe Robeet

Prepared by Marie Billon

Christophe Robeet

Presenter

02/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Arctic scramble: climate change prompts ressource race

As the Arctic ice melts, the battle for natural resources is heating up. Up to a quarter of the world’s oil and gas deposits are thought to lie beneath the chilly seas, and big global players such as China are trying to get in on the act. In our debate, the Norwegian ambassador to Belgium defends the drilling interests of a traditional Arctic power, while a Swedish Green MEP questions Oslo’s stance on the environment.

23/02/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Victor Ponta, Romanian Prime Minister

Romania seems to be everyone's favourite whipping boy. It was initially blamed in the horsemeat scandal. The UK has launched a PR campaign to keep Romanian workers away. And the European Commission says the country’s anti-corruption methods are not up to EU standards, even though Romania has been in the EU for six years. We ask Prime Minister Victor Ponta what it’s like to constantly battle an image problem.