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Here we have yet another report on the economic situation; yet another reaffirmation of falsehoods; and solutions simply offering more of the same. The economic and social situation remains precarious, with increasing inequality, unacceptable levels of poverty and unemployment, and economic growth remaining slow and unstable.
What we are seeing is the financial side prevailing over the actual economy, whereby the emphasis is placed on the need to inspire confidence via the narrow implementation of monetary policy by the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth Pact, and on the need to reduce taxes for businesses. These positions are liberalism in its purest form, and we utterly reject them.
What has happened in the name of globalisation? The rights of the workers and social security have been undermined, greater flexibility in labour markets have been imposed (the magical concept of ‘flexicurity’, the CPE (First Employment Contract) in France being a prime example), the increase in the actual and official retirement age has been justified, the liberalisation of the energy sector has been promoted and the liberalisation of services has been called for, thus contributing towards labour deregulation and social and environmental dumping.
This is great news for the economic and financial groups. As usual it is the workers and the least privileged sections of society that have to bear the brunt of the problems.
Hence our vote against."@en1
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