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<P><BIG>Over 200 intellectuals are calling on EU leaders to rise to the
challenge of the coronavirus crisis. They demand a <STRONG>universal basic
income</STRONG>, a programme to <STRONG>keep people employed</STRONG>, and
massive support for public services and medical research. The letter is
making big waves in the media across the world and is a chance to reach
politicians in Brussels -- and to renew Europe. </BIG></P>
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platform by a group of economists and academics and endorsed by numerous
intellectuals, including Nobel-winning author Olga Tokarczuk, director Agnieszka
Holland and the U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs. We think it may interest
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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Over 200 <STRONG>intellectuals from Europe and beyond signed an open
letter</STRONG> to the leaders of the EU urging them to take decisive action
during the coronavirus crisis. We face a choice between a renewed Europe or
authoritarianism. What will we choose? </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>The letter asks Europe to reinvent itself through a <STRONG>universal
basic income</STRONG>, support for enterprises in <STRONG>keeping people
employed</STRONG> (in exchange for shares), help for public services and funds
for European research on medicine and vaccine. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>It demands European solidarity, living up to European values and asks
not to repeat the mistakes of the crisis of 2008, which gave bailouts to big
banks and forced Europeans into a decade of austerity. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Among the signatories are economists, academics, politicians, writers,
directors and thinkers. Their call was published on the media all over the
world, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Le Soir and El Pais.
[1] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>Right now we must use every single tool available to us to reach
the decision-makers in Brussels </STRONG>and urge them to push Europe towards a
radical shift. This letter is already making big waves. Will you add your
signature? </BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Quotes from the letter: </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>“The solutions adopted to combat the pandemic will determine the future
of liberal democracy, the economy and European integration.”</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>“Crisis is a time for making choices. On the one hand, it may lead us to
the fall of the European Union and a slipping into chaos and authoritarianism.
On the other, however, it can be a chance to renew the social agreement between
Europe and its citizens."</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thank you!</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>In solidarity, </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Marta (Warsaw), Giulio (Rome) and the entire WeMove team </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>P.S.</STRONG> Among the over 200 signatories of the letter there
is the Nobel-prize winning writer Olga Tokarczuk, director Agnieszka Holland,
political author Ulrike Guerot, historian Carlo Ginzburg, writer Fernando
Savater and cultural theorist Mieke Bal and many others. <STRONG><A
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<P>References:<BR>[1] The New York Times:
https:<SPAN>//www.nytimes</SPAN>.com/aponline/2020/04/08/world/europe/ap-eu-virus-outbreak-intellectuals-appeal.html<BR>The
Washington Post:
https:<SPAN>//www.washingtonpost</SPAN>.com/politics/intellectuals-warn-of-chaos-if-eu-cant-find-solidarity/2020/04/08/1ecfa5c8-79a2-11ea-a311-adb1344719a9_story.html<BR>El
Pais:
https:<SPAN>//elpais</SPAN>.com/elpais/2020/04/06/opinion/1586194386_346356.html<BR>Le
soir:
https:<SPAN>//plus.lesoir</SPAN>.be/292996/article/2020-04-07/il-faut-sauver-le-patient-europe<BR>Gazeta
Wyborcza:
https:<SPAN>//wyborcza</SPAN>.pl/7,162657,25850107,pacjentem-ktoremu-grozi-smierc-sa-europejskie-wartosci-ludzkie.html</P>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Intellectuals write to EU leaders</DIV></DIV>
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