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Hannes Swoboda
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Europe must
lead the fight for equality. Suffocating austerity measures hitting the poorest
and the Troikas’ short-sighted excesses have exacerbated inequalities. A
long-term investment strategy for sustainable, high-tech and research-based
jobs, as well as modern industry and manufacturing, will reduce inequalities
and return Europe to its global leadership role. (…) It is the European Union’s duty to address these inequalities wherever they
occur and to lay the ground for national legislators to implement policies that
foster equality and social justice. If the recovery is focused on
guaranteeing social justice, investment in growth and job creation can help
reduce socio-economic inequalities. But beyond that, the European Union must
rekindle the public’s sense that fairness is a value worth defending in our
society. Equality must be at the heart of every European policy – be it
completing the banking union, protecting small savers, investment policy,
creating decent jobs, protecting the environment and consumers, or ensuring the
safety of European citizens. (…) In the European Parliament elections in May
2014, 350 million voters will have a chance to have their say on Europe’s
future. We know that we want this future to be one of equality and fairness.
Europe must
lead the fight for equality. Suffocating austerity measures hitting the poorest
and the Troikas’ short-sighted excesses have exacerbated inequalities. A
long-term investment strategy for sustainable, high-tech and research-based
jobs, as well as modern industry and manufacturing, will reduce inequalities
and return Europe to its global leadership role. (…) It is the European Union’s duty to address these inequalities wherever they
occur and to lay the ground for national legislators to implement policies that
foster equality and social justice. If the recovery is focused on
guaranteeing social justice, investment in growth and job creation can help
reduce socio-economic inequalities. But beyond that, the European Union must
rekindle the public’s sense that fairness is a value worth defending in our
society. Equality must be at the heart of every European policy – be it
completing the banking union, protecting small savers, investment policy,
creating decent jobs, protecting the environment and consumers, or ensuring the
safety of European citizens. (…) In the European Parliament elections in May
2014, 350 million voters will have a chance to have their say on Europe’s
future. We know that we want this future to be one of equality and fairness.Apud Social Europe Journal
