Athens, 17/05/2011
The European trade union movement sends a message from Athens to Brussels, where the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) is taking place. The ETUC highlights that despite the economic measures that the Ministers of finance adopt, inequality, precarious jobs and protection of public services remain fundamental problems for European citizens.
There is no exit strategy from the crisis if Europe does not do a u-turn in the way in which it addresses precarious jobs, that hit especially the young, and the role of public services. The further privatization of the latter in particular, which is pursued by the European Commission and the Council, is a wrong solution and it will even decrease the highly needed growth.