message from Southern Europe

For Northern and Eastern Europeans, the central message from Southern Europe should be one of recognition: that the budgetary constraints they now seek to ease have long been a source of contention. Southern European countries have, for over a decade, called for flexibility in the EU’s rigid fiscal rules. It is encouraging that there is now, finally, a broader consensus to make them more flexible. However, this shift comes late and, more importantly, falls short of what the current situation demands. If those countries most directly threatened by Russia expect solidarity and a sense of urgency from the rest of Europe, they must also demonstrate those qualities –at the European level สล็อต