Greek EU commissioner lashes out at Brussels austerity consensus

Report of a speech by the Greek European Commissioner Maria Damanaki to a European Trade Union Confederation meeting, 23 February 2011.

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ESO: Background information: The Greek debt crisis of 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-debt-crisis-key-sources/

ESO: Background information: Violent clashes erupt on the streets of Greece http://www.europeansources.info/record/violent-clashes-erupt-on-the-streets-of-greece/

ETUC: Austerity in Europe: Greece http://www.etuc.org/a/8176

European Trade Union Confederation: Focus: Economic and social crisis http://www.etuc.org/r/1378

European Commission: Maria Damanaki website: Speech: Growth and Stability: Which One, Brussels, 23 February 2011 http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/damanaki/headlines/speeches/2011/02/speech-110223_growth-and-stability.pdf

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