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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we have witnessed scenes of violence and destruction yesterday in the heart of Athens, via images circulated by the international media, following the passage of yet another harsh package of what I would term deprivation – rather than austerity – measures and, what is worse, without Greece’s having any other choice, due to the deadlocks created by poor ‘recipes’, poor policies and omissions, for which Europe and Greece are to blame.
Thousands of people took to the streets in order to express their despair. The destruction was not caused by indignant citizens; it was caused by anarchist, ill-intentioned elements taking advantage of the people’s pain and revolt. Alongside the national efforts we need to make, we also need an integrated growth programme that will target needs and unexploited potential. Loans by partners and international organisations, fragmented measures, such as those we debated earlier for youth unemployment, will not suffice.
There is an urgent need for a generous and integrated growth programme if Greece and the Greeks are to survive. In order to prevent further disaster, Greece could act as an example of the poor recipes and practices to be avoided; this will help to protect the European Union itself."@en1
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