Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt

18 June 2015: the Truth Committee on Greek Debt presented a preliminary report while negotiations between the newly elected Greek government and European Institutions made the headlines across the media. The Committee’s findings were that the whole of the Greek public debt was unsustainable and that the part owed to the Troika (i.e. 85% at the time) was also illegal, odious and illegitimate.

Three years after the publication of this detailed report on the origins of the Greek debt, the CADTM and Zin TV are pleased to produce and screen the film L’Audit. Enquête sur la dette grecque (The Audit. An Enquiry into Greek Debt).

The documentary reviews the unprecedented political and historical sequence consisting of an anti-austerity government being in power in an EU country: from the election of Syriza to its capitulation and the signature of the 3^rd MoU, including the setting up of the Truth Committee on Greek Debt and the massive victory of the ‘OXI’ (no) response in the early July referendum.

As the 3^rd MoU is almost over, we are told that Greece can see the end of its trials and will soon be celebrating its return to the financial markets. Yet we cannot ignore that this 3^rd Memorandum was similar to the two previous ones in that it further subjects Greece to its creditors, increases its indebtedness and thus continues to slowly erode its population’s chances to survive.

In such an international context, analyzing the Greek experience is essential to draw the necessary lessons, adjust our strategies and better define the alternatives we stand for in our struggle against illegitimate debt.

Enjoy the film!

NB: A DVD including the present documentary will soon be available. If you are interested please write to anouk at cadtm.org