Austria Underlines Importance of Austerity Measures

Professional ServicesReal Estate ♦ Published: October 17, 2012; 18:25 ♦ (Vindobona)

“EU pact for growth and employment to fight high unemployment rates”: State Secretary Reinhold Lopatka at the General Affairs Council in Luxemburg.

Austria Underlines Importance of Austerity Measures / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Today's session of the General Affairs Council included negotiations with the European Parliament on the multi-annual financial framework 2014 – 2020. Another item on the agenda was the coming European Council to be held on 18 and 19 October, which will be dedicated to crisis fighting measures.

"I have made our position clear vis-à-vis the European Parliament on behalf of…