Charlemagne. No to EUsterity

Commentary feature. The European Parliament threatens to veto a hard-won budget Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) deal agreed by EU Member States at the European Council, Brussels, 7-8 February 2013.

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ESO: Background information: EU leaders agree budget cuts, MEPs brace for strife http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-leaders-agree-budget-cuts-meps-brace-for-strife-eu-budget-hawks-succeed-in-e960-billion-cap/

European Parliament: Headlines, 12.02.13: The battle for the EU's long-term budget http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/content/20110429FCS18370/

EUObserver, 13.03.13: Why austerity is failing in Europe http://euobserver.com/opinion/119392

BBC News, 14.03.13: EU summit: Austerity push challenged as recession continues http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21787792

Blog: Social Europe Journal, 13.03.13: Austerity Is Killing Europe http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/03/austerity-is-killing-europe/

IPPR: Juncture, 14.03.13: Europe needs a new social balance http://www.ippr.org/juncture/171/10486/europe-needs-a-new-social-balance

Spiegel Online International, 09.04.13: Austerity Can Help to Fight Corruption http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/study-finds-austerity-in-europe-can-help-fight-corruption-a-893069.html

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