Basic Income and its prospects: Is there an alternative to a Europe in crisis? (Athens)

The event will explore whether the concept of basic income can be a solution in Europe to the crisis and the economic implications it is having, in particular in Greece. Together with our international panel, we will discuss different approaches and ways forward.

Programme

Tuomas Viskari, Researcher in Finland, MSocSc
“The Finnish Basic Income Trial 2017-2018 and the Green BI Model”

Bru Lain, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Barcelona, ​​Secretary of the Network for Basic Income
“Distribution, Pre-Distribution and Labor Markets: The Case of Basic Income”

Christos Dellasoudas, Blockchain Independent Researcher, Basic Income Europe Member
“Basic Blockchain Income”

Dimitris Karelas, Secretary General of Welfare, Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity
“What is and what does the Social Solidarity Income Program want?”

Manos Matsanganis, Associate Professor, Polytechnic of Milan
“A basic income for everyone in Greece?”

Christos Papatheodorou, Professor of Social Policy, Panteion University
“Poverty and deprivation in Greece of the crisis: rhetoric of minimum guaranteed income and shrinking social protection”

Kostantinos Dimoulas, Assistant Professor, Panteion University, Expert on the Basic Income Network
“How can the implementation of basic income in Greece of the crisis begin? Challenges and Prospects ”

The panel will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

More information

The entrance is free. For more information, please visit the Greek Green Institute’s website.

There will be simultaneous translation Greek – English.