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Inaugural speech by President Jahier entitled: "From Austerity to Growth and Recovery: Overcoming the Socio-Economic Consequences of Greece's Crisis" delivered at the Group III extraordinary meeting in Athens, on Thursday 20 March 20104.
Je regrette vivement que le président du Groupe des employeurs du Comité économique et social européen ait jugé opportun de publier, immédiatement après l'adoption en session plénière de l'avis du Comité «Revenu européen minimum et indicateurs de pauvreté», une «déclaration et réaction» intitulée «To address minimum income? Yes, but at national level!» (S'occuper du revenu minimum ? Oui, mais au niveau national).
Le Groupe des travailleurs, réuni à Vilnius ce 1er juillet 2013, constate que le Conseil européen semble avoir choisi de tenir désormais à l'adresse des citoyens un discours conscient de la gravité de la situation en Europe.