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"Words, however interesting, are not enough to alter the tragic social situation being experienced in various countries of the European Union. A break is needed with the current economic and financial policies: an end needs to be brought to the Stability and Growth Pact, with its irrational criteria that truly strangle countries in economic and financial difficulties; regrettably, that is not happening here.
While there is continued insistence on reform plans that fit with the Stability and Growth Pact and flexicurity, we will not escape the austerity plans that some countries are implementing, such as Greece, Portugal and Spain. Such plans will have tragic consequences, increasing unemployment, poverty, social inequality and the well-known protests of the workers.
We therefore insist on proposals that will change the existing macro-economic policies, by suspending the Stability and Growth Pact; by bringing an end to privatisation and liberalisation processes; by prioritising quality employment with rights and living wages, and without discrimination of women; and by promoting the dignity of labour through a pact that truly fosters employment and social progress."@en1
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