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[-told]: The ministers are locked into this orthodoxy that there got to be suffering before everybody can have some growth. I think this is completely wrong,

eubusiness 09-APR-11

[ said]: The workers of Europe want to keep their social models, and do not accept that they will have to pay for the crisis,

AP 24-MAR-11

[ insisted]: We will be arguing for a system of economic governance that’s positive on growth and positive on jobs and is not, as it is at the moment, based on austerity,

euractiv 24-MAR-11

[ said]: The central provision is that wages should go in a downwards direction, and that the adjustments to the financial crisis should be borne by workers,

euractiv 24-MAR-11

[ said]: Report and the confirmation of the European Parliament position on the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). It is now time to finally adopt and implement, without any further delay, an FTT at the European level. Such a tax is just and fair because it will allow to collect resources from a sector that is undertaxed and is more responsible for the crisis than the workers who are currently carrying the burden. With a 0.05% rate, an FTT could yield €200bn per year that could be used for specific European programm

ETUC 08-MAR-11

[ says]: >member states, sectors with a robust feminine workforce (i.e. public administration, education, healthcare and textiles) are undergoing changes that worsen both the quality and the quantity of available work. As a policy option to reduce public deficits, many governments have introduced austerity measures that have impacted disproportionately on women who make up a large part of the public sector workforce. Other negative effects that the ETUC survey shows relate to the increase of precarious work, with a

ETUC 08-MAR-11

[ said]: >EU level. This would send a clear signal to European citizens and voters that it is not only working families and public budgets who will foot the enormous bill of the financial and economic crisis. Parliamentarians must not fall back behind the strong stand they have taken to date in demanding that the financial sector make a fair and substantial contribution to the crisis. ETUC will not accept any further excuse not to act with the argument that such a tax should first be adopted at a global level

ETUC 04-MAR-11

[ said]: Young people trying to get into the labour market is the biggest employment issue in Europe right now,

cnn 17-FEB-11

[ said]: This is not a competitiveness pact, it’s a perverse pact toward lower living standards, greater inequalities and more precarious employment conditions,

kathimerini 15-FEB-11

[ says]: The prevailing philosophy is that people have been paying themselves too much in some countries and we should be more like Germany, where people didn't get a real pay raise for 10 years,

btimescom 08-FEB-11

[ said]: The messages are the same: cut wages, public sector wages, minimum wages, reduce benefits and raise retirement ages and also reduce employment protection in certain countries,

btimescom 08-FEB-11

[ says]: The prevailing philosophy is that people have been paying themselves too much in some countries and we should be more like Germany, where people didn’t get a real pay raise for 10 years,

expressindia 07-FEB-11

[ said]: This is not a competitiveness pact, it’s a perverse pact towards lower living standards, greater inequalities and more precarious employment conditions,

khaleejtimes 04-FEB-11

[ said]: This is not a competitiveness pact, it's a perverse pact towards lower living standards, greater inequalities and more precarious employment conditions,

eubusiness 04-FEB-11

[said:]: The authorities must stop trying to create facts on the ground at the expense of workers in Northern Cyprus. There is widespread opposition to the proposals among the population that the administration must recognise. The ETUC will continue to support its affiliate Turk-Sen in its fight to defend workers’ rights

ETUC 31-JAN-11

[said:]: We are steadfast in our support for our Tunisian friends and hope that the government will listen to their wise counsel. We urge the authorities immediately to lift their blockade of the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. We also call on them to respect the right of workers to withdraw their labour and hope that tomorrow’s action will be allowed to take place peacefully The ETUC supports the appeal of the <name id=

ETUC 13-JAN-11

[-declared]: >EU Commission officials in implementing the EU/IMF rescue packages. According to these reports, it looks clear that the Commission officials are ignoring social dialogue and collective bargaining processes and directly intervening in the labour markets of these countries. Diktats are being issued which are designed to lower living standards. This policy of detailed interference in labour markets tramples all over pious Commission statements about the autonomy of the social partners, the importance of socia

ETUC 11-JAN-11

[ said]: European trade unions ask the governments to stop attacking wages and welfare, to act together, to stop racing from one crisis to the next, to stop destroying our social Europe,

indiatimes 15-DEC-10

[ says]: I label these plans as the new Treaty of Versailles ,

radiofranceinternationale 15-DEC-10

[-said]: I think that the message we are trying to send out today is that European Union governments are all embarking in varying speeds on the road to austerity,

voanews 15-DEC-10

[ said]: As the year comes to an end, bonuses are flowing making the contrast between private wealth and public austerity all the more obvious,

irishsun 14-DEC-10

[commented:]: The philosophy of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) appears cutting expenditure, reducing debt, putting pressure on wages and social spending and making labour markets more flexible. Established gains by trade unions are widely under attack. A first step would be to involve the social partners from the countries concerned by austerity measures. We cannot be mere spectators Speaking notes addressed by <name id=

ETUC 17-NOV-10

[-stated]: The EU's plans for economic governance are, on the one hand, harsh and punitive, but, on the other, unconvincing and even a little incredible. Even with the softening being proposed by France and Germany, it is hard to believe that the EU can in some way fine a member state without provoking a crisis in the EU. If economic governance is to mean just automatic punishment, then it won't work,

euractiv 28-OCT-10

[ said]: >European Parliament on the Maternity Protection Directive did not support fully paid maternity leave in all Member States

ETUC 21-OCT-10

[ said]: Working mothers in Europe have been waiting a long time for an improvement of European maternity leave protection. The Council must ensure that they have not waited in vain

ETUC 21-OCT-10

[ says]: Working mothers in Europe have been waiting a long time for an improvement of European maternity leave protection. It is time for the European Union to invest in womens’ skills and health and not only in banks and the financial system

ETUC 20-OCT-10

[ said]: Innovation Europe will not come about without quality jobs, and recognising that all workers in all fields should be recognised as professionals capable of innovation and increased effectiveness and satisfaction. Raising the levels of skills and respect are crucial to this process,

euractiv 11-OCT-10

[commented:]: The Commission’s proposals for the contribution that the financial sector should make to repairing the financial system and contributing to public budgets are unsatisfactory, unambitious, and unacceptable.

irish 07-OCT-10

[ said]: unsatisfactory in that they deflect from the aim of taxing short-termist, highly speculative transactions based on high speed trading that do not serve the needs of the real economy,

euobserver 07-OCT-10

[ said]: You really got to reschedule these debts so that they are not a huge burden on the next few years and cause Europe to plunge down into recession,

todayonline 30-SEP-10

[-said]: Today was a great success for European workers, and a clear signal to European leaders,

irishsun 30-SEP-10

[ said]: This is the start of the fight, not the end,

euobserver 30-SEP-10

[ said]: We want to make sure that it's not just the bond markets that are being listened to, that the governments don't follow austerity packages that plunge us into a social crisis,

independent 30-SEP-10

[ said]: We're a rich part of the world,

irishsun 29-SEP-10

[-said]: Cutting [funds] in a recession is crazy and we must fight it,

wsj 29-SEP-10

[-said]: There is a great danger that the workers are going to be paying the price for the reckless speculation that took place in financial markets,

indiatimes 29-SEP-10

[ said]: It seems to me to be ridiculous to be discussing penalties and tougher rules at the present juncture,

euobserver 29-SEP-10

[declared:]: This day is a resounding success for European workers and a clear signal to the leaders of Europe: you can no longer merely listen to the market, you can no longer ignore the anger and concern of the workers.

ETUC 29-SEP-10

[ said]: It's a crucial day for Europe,

guardian 29-SEP-10

[ said]: This is a crucial day for Europe,[*]because our governments, virtually all of them, are about to embark on solid cuts in public expenditures.

irishsun 29-SEP-10

[-said]: This is a crucial day for Europe because our governments, virtually all of them, are about to embark on solid cuts in public expenditures,

aljazeera 29-SEP-10

[ said]: Cutting in a recession, cutting when unemployment is already high, cutting when economic growth is low -- this is wrong,

upi 29-SEP-10

[-said]: This is the worst economic crisis in the post-war history of Western Europe,

cnn 29-SEP-10

[ said]: It is a bizarre time for the European Commission to be proposing a regime of punishment,

indiatimes 29-SEP-10

[-said]: How is that going to make the situation better? It is going to make it worse,

indiatimes 29-SEP-10

[ said]: Cutting in a recession is crazy and we must fight it,

cnn 29-SEP-10

[-explained]: I think we should maintain welfare states and not cut them. We should be keeping up wages and not looking for pay freezes all the time, as that reduces demand. Thirdly, special measures are needed for investment in new industries such as green ones, as well as expanded opportunities for young people,

euractiv 28-SEP-10

[ said]: This is a crucial day for Europe,

eubusiness 28-SEP-10

[-said]: Cutting (funds) in a recession is crazy and we must fight it,

irishsun 28-SEP-10

[ said]: There is a bigger chance of a recession than there is of us managing a sustainable recovery,

euractiv 28-SEP-10

[said:]: Cutting in a recession is crazy and we must fight it. We need Eurobonds to help the weaker economies and a new financial transaction tax so that speculators cannot escape paying a fair share of the debts they have dumped on the rest of us. We need special action too to help the young, many of whom can get neither jobs nor education in the crisis.

di 26-SEP-10

[ said]: We will demonstrate to voice our concern over the economic and social context, which will be compounded by austerity measures,

eubusiness 24-SEP-10

[argued that:]: the policy of repressing wages, making labour markets more flexible and weakening trade unions has gotten us into this mess; returning to a similar policy will make matters even worse

euractiv 16-SEP-10

[said:]: This is the worst economic crisis in the post war history of Western Europe. Our campaign is against austerity, and, instead, for jobs and growth: cutting in a recession, cutting when unemployment is already high, cutting when economic growth is low, cutting labour rights and pensions, this is wrong

ETUC 09-SEP-10

[said:]: Workers and their families are paying a triple bill for a crisis they have no responsibility for: as job-holders who are facing high and rising unemployment; as taxpayers who are facing social austerity and higher taxes for less public sector services; and as parents who are facing less quality in education, training and good quality jobs for their children.

irish 07-SEP-10

[commented:]: On 29 September, we will demonstrate to voice our concern over the economic and social context, which will be compounded by austerity measures. We are particularly alarmed over unemployment and rising inequalities. To cope with increasing precariousness, priority must be given to quality jobs.

ETUC 01-SEP-10

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ETUC 15-JUL-10

[commented:]: The policies we are seeing implemented today go in the wrong direction, giving tax or social security reductions to businesses on the pretext of promoting employment. What needs to be done is to guarantee existing resources, but also identify new ones by making use of all economic leverage, and in particular financial leverage.

ETUC 08-JUL-10

[ said]: The current debate of employment ministers seems to be mainly about increasing the ‘supply’ side of labour on the one hand and raising the retirement age to address the ageing problem on the other hand. There is little regard for the fact that, right now, there is excess labour supply and a massive lack of demand for labour. This does not demonstrate a clear perception of today’s economic and social realities such as high unemployment, increased precarity, wage cuts and freezes, and reductions in soci

ETUC 07-JUL-10

[-said]: Where is the evidence that employers want to keep older workers in work?

haveeru 07-JUL-10

[concluded:]: The EU needs to put this right with a clear social progress protocol emphasising that fundamental rights are fundamental, not secondary.

ETUC 23-JUN-10

[declared:]: Almost all EU governments are cutting or proposing to cut their deficits, primarily by reducing public expenditure, prompted by fear of financial markets but also by pressure from the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. This is mad because it will risk plunging Europe into recession. To express its opposition to austerity measures, the ETUC is organising a Euro-demonstration on 29 September in Brussels.

ETUC 23-JUN-10

[-said]: I'm not saying we're there yet, but it's potentially very serious, not just economically, but politically as well,

xinhuanet_en 14-JUN-10

[-said]: We will keep on the pressure in the months ahead. We don't want a bleak mid-winter for the unemployed,

peopledaily 06-JUN-10

[-said]: At this moment, things are going at the opposite direction.

peopledaily 06-JUN-10

[ said]: The constraints on them have made them fairly conservative institutions, and I think they can do a lot more,

wsj 26-MAY-10

[ said]: Everyone also knows the response of the EU was hesitant, clumsy, and now positively dangerous, not just to Greece but to all,

euronews 06-MAY-10

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