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"Most EU Member States are experiencing a slowdown, standstill or, in several cases, even a decline of economic growth; Hungary is among the latter. Twenty-five million people in Europe are unemployed; in Greece and in Spain, half of all young people are unable to find employment, while in most other Member States, the figure is one-fifth.
It is a sad fact that the next generation is increasingly seeking to find its livelihood outside Europe. One-sided austerity measures that are not accompanied by economic invigoration have a serious impact on all strata of society except a narrow group comprising the wealthiest. Disappointment, hopelessness and social exclusion all work in favour of radical forces, as demonstrated by the results of the latest elections in Greece.
Opinion polls often show increasing support for populist and radical forces. The alarming facts and data before us prove that the crisis management efforts made so far were unsuccessful. If the Greek elections in June do not end in majority support for forces friendly towards Europe, we could be facing a disaster. This Mediterranean country could take the Member States on Europe’s periphery, as well as the Central and Eastern European region, down with it. It is finally beginning to dawn on Member State governments that have so far rejected the solutions long advocated by the left wing that in order to avert an even greater disaster, in addition to responsible fiscal policy, we also need economic invigoration measures, an intensification of European integration, the realisation of solidarity and the elimination of the internal imbalances in the euro area. The participants of the summit on Wednesday will finally need to decide on the specific steps to be taken in order to achieve all this."@en1
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