The institutional system, legislation and subsidy system of the EU serve first of all the purpose of maintaining the full power of West-European monopolies, thus also their monopoly profits vs. interests of national states and workers of the centre and periphery in Europe. The crisis of the eurozone has smashed illusions about the EU and the Europe Project is heading to a collapse. The fight against austerity and emptied democracy is deemed to fail, unless national sovereignty is restored over economic and monetary policies. The modern left should replace the Europe Project by a new anti-imperialist and internationalist program.

The author points out the historical roots of the Greek and eurozone crises, highlighting the outcome of the independence of the ECB and the lack of political integration. Instead of austerity measures, he is suggesting a new Marshall Plan aiming the improvement of productivity in order to help the periphery of Europe. Germany should reconsider its readiness for cooperation and Greece declaring bankruptcy.

Before the times of socialism, Tázlár was a small boondocks community of the Great Plain in Hungary. In the 1970s, when the author started his fieldwork there, he found quick development, constructions and future oriented people. Now, many homes are for sale, the land was privatised but the output is smaller. Since 2012, the primary school belongs again to the church, not because Tázlár residents have nostalgia for the Horthy era but to secure the finances for the institution. The author uses the ‘anthropology of time' approach in his local history and ethnographic analysis.

Among the social movements developed in 2011, maybe the Chilean student movement made the maximum echo in the Americas. The article is exploring the roots and goals of this movement, clearing a misunderstanding that these protests were focusing only on (re)making the education gratis. By presenting the two year history of the movement, the author (also) wants to contribute to Hungarian public discussions.