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An unemployment office in Belgium. Almost 60 million workers have been laid off or placed in temporary unemployment and millions of businesses, notably SMEs, are at risk of bankruptcy (Photo: fdecomite)

EU budget: Don't repeat the austerity of 2008

The European Union is facing the deepest recession in its history, and the decision European leaders will take at the virtual European Council meeting on Friday will have very real consequences for the lives of millions of people and the future of Europe itself, which are deeply intertwined.

European leaders have a historic choice on Friday when they dial-in to discuss how to stop a health crisis turning into an economic and social one:...

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An unemployment office in Belgium. Almost 60 million workers have been laid off or placed in temporary unemployment and millions of businesses, notably SMEs, are at risk of bankruptcy (Photo: fdecomite)

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Luca Visentini is the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Laurent Berger is general secretary of the CFDT and president of ETUC.

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