Philippe Lamberts is a Belgian MEP and the Co-Leader of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. He is also a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Articles
11.05.2023
Bringing Europe’s Economic Governance Down to Earth
Paolo Gentiloni and Philippe Lamberts discuss on whether a post-growth Europe can fight inequality and protect the planet.
Read more01.04.2017
System Failure: Social and Economic (in)Security in Europe
Why is the spectre of social (in)security haunting Europe despite it being richer than ever before?
Read more31.05.2016
What Will It Take to Achieve Tax Justice?
An interview with the economist Yann Moulier-Boutang and Philippe Lamberts, Co-President of the Greens in the European Parliament.
Read more01.09.2015
“Bubbles are Meant to Burst” – Interview with Philippe Lamberts
Throughout his time in the European Parliament, Philippe Lamberts has been campaigning and working towards a fairer and more human system of financial regulation for the EU. Nevertheless, it appears the financial orthodoxy is still calling the shots in Europe. With the new parliament term underway, he gives his assessment of the progress made so far, and the outlook for the future.
Read more01.01.2014
Green Struggles and Victories Against the Mainstream Orthodoxy
An interview with Philippe Lamberts, Green MEP and member of the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs, who along with his colleague Sven Giegold, is one of the main actors in the struggle against mainstream financial orthodoxy.
Read more04.02.2013
Deutsche Bank: Gollum of the Financial World
Symbol of absolute power corrupting, the ring imagined by J.R.R Tolkien clearly fascinates many citizens. If caution obliges us to distinguish between fiction and reality, nevertheless imagination allows us to draw certain perceptive parallels.
Read more03.12.2012
Social Vulnerability: the Price of Full Employment?
Are the neoliberal policies being pursued by the European Commission are feeding that populist forces that may tear the Union apart?
Read more16.06.2012
Towards a New Green Leadership on Economic and Social Issues
The Greens have to use alternative green economic concepts and share them far beyond the academic sphere, with all who are now starting to realise that our economy is completely unsustainable. And above all they have to assert their specific approach to social justice.
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