The State of the Union is anything but good - Martina Anderson MEP
Speaking from Strasbourg following the "State of the Union" address from
President Barroso, Martina Anderson MEP (Sinn Féin)
commented:
”It’s obvious that President Barroso like other
EU Leaders who are wedded to the failed strategy of austerity is out of touch
with the actuality of the living experience of those saddled with the reality of
their austerity policies.
“Under the stewardship of President Barroso, more people
are living in poverty, public services are being slashed and burned, millions
are unemployed across Europe, including unprecedented numbers of young people.
Citizens are weighted down with the debts of banks. And all the while the golden
circles are protected and looked after by the policies that this Presidency
promotes.
”It may come as news to President Barroso that
for many millions of people across the EU the state of the union is anything but
good. In fact it is extremely bad for all but the golden circles that Barroso
obviously travels in.
”It is not too late for President
Barroso and the adherents of the failed austerity agenda to reflect upon the
misery they have inflicted upon millions of people and come to recognise, and
possibly even to redress, the policy choices they have
made.”