The final verdict from three economists Walter Baier, Miren Etxezarreta, and John Grahl in cooperation with the organisers concludes that the legacy and ongoing impact of EU- and Troika-driven policies implemented during the crisis is one of impoverishment of millions of people, social deprivation, and deteriorating quality of life of the majority.
The full text of the verdict can be read here on Corporate Europe Observatory website
For excerpts of some of the testimonies, see the video: http://youtu.be/6El3SxdZfmE
Further information on the People’s Tribunal and texts of the speakers’ contributions: http://corporateeurope.org/eu-crisis/2014/05/eu-and-crisis-austerity-solidarity
The mobilization also included a demonstration in front of BusinessEurope in the morning, which resulted in no less than 250 people arrested because “the demonstration didn’t have formal authorisation”.
