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Europe's unions call for a new economic settlement
Europe's trade unions gathered in Madrid this week to challenge Brussels' austerity policies, demanding an end to fiscal restraint and labour flexibility.
By Hinton.·19 June 2026·1 min read
Image credit: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons
Europe's trade union movement has renewed its challenge to Brussels' economic orthodoxy, arguing that years of austerity, labour market flexibility and fiscal restraint have come at too great a social cost.
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