European Greens support mobilisation against austerity.
Greens want to contribute to restoring the trust and self-confidence of Europeans. Budget discipline must go hand in hand with building a credible financial firewall, strong enough to drive down interest rates on sovereign debt.
Read the EGP resolution, GREENS IN EUROPE JOIN THE ACTION DAY AGAINST AUSTERITY – NOVEMBER 14 here…
EGP/Joline Suijkerbuijk: Demonstration inAthens,Greece, against the austerity measures.
On the day of mobilisation against austerity acrossEurope, European Greens remind that we have solutions to bridge the increasing inequalities, to combine financial stability with innovation, quality green jobs, economic and social well-being and sustainable use of resources.
Reinhard Bütikofer “Despite a flurry of summits, European leaders have not yet found a way out of the multiple crises,” said Reinhard Bütikofer, EGP co-chair. “By endlessly recycling commitments on budget discipline and foot-dragging on solidarity, they have left it to the European Central Bank to keep the euro afloat. The exclusive focus on austerity is plungingEuropeinto another deep recession as well as dramatically increasing social inequalities both within societies and between member states and regions
Greens want to contribute to restoring the trust and self-confidence of Europeans. Budget discipline must go hand in hand with building a credible financial firewall, strong enough to drive down interest rates on sovereign debt.
Monica Frassoni “Restoring the confidence ofEurope’s citizens as well as the markets requires a shift from austerity-only to structural reforms, especially in the financial sector, and smarter investments,” said Monica Frassoni, EGP co-chair. “Together we can choose another way forEuropeand build a political and federal union of European citizens, regions and territories.”
