Buy buy Europe - a Belgian web documentary on the eurocrisis - in 5 episodes:
"The filmmakers reveal themselves to be skilled investigative journalists who expose painful facts and elicit striking statements from their interviewees." (Vrij Nederland)
"Buy Buy Europe is a touching webseries that shows the effects of the eurocrisis on the day to day reality of citizens in the eurozone. A slew of experts punctuate the cinematic images" (La Tribune)
It was supposed to be a fabulous party. But eleven years after the launch of the Euro, the crisis is total.In this web series we will explore who is winning and who is losing in the euro crisis. How did it come this far, and most of all, what kind of Europe do we want?
episode 1: A bank crisis a week : Our story begins with the fall of the first domino, when the financial bubble burst. In this episode we discover why the major reforms in the financial sector continue to lag behind.
episode 2: Austerity till the grave : The bailout of the financial sector cost thousands of billions of euros. In this episode, we’ll take a look at who eventually footed the bill.
episode 3: Tax haven Europe : In a crisis, we all need to make sacrifices. In this episode we’ll discover that this is not necessarily true for everyone.
episode 4: Bratwurst, Lederhosen and minijobs : The European Union is the union of competitiveness and inequality. In this episode we’ll explore how Germany spearheaded this situation.
episode 5: What kind of Europe do we want? : Europe is ours. In the crisis however, it becomes clear that this project has been hijacked by financial and industrial powers. Is this the Europe we want?