EDITOR: We can learn from this.
From the EUROPEAN ANTI-POVERTY NETWORK:
The Social Impact of the Crisis and of the Recovery Policies in 2010 and of the Recovery Policies in 2010
6 Key Messages
• The social impact is getting worse, as Governments’ austerity measures make the poor pay and undermine a sustainable recovery.
• The social impact is being systematically under-assessed and ignored.
• NGOs are gravely weakened and their fundamental contribution to society is at stake.
• The crisis was not inevitable and was a result of deregulation and increasing inequality, not public sector spending.
• Another, fairer way is possible – towards prosperity for all.
• The EU must restore the core values of the European Project, and use Europe 2020 to drive an ambitious social and sustainable vision…
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