Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has called on the European Commission to focus more on equitable growth and poverty reduction.<\/p>\n
Crowe made the comments during an EU Affairs Committee meeting with Catherine Day, the Secretary General for the European Commission.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe European Commission is continuing to push ahead with its two-pack and six-pack reforms, as part of the European semester, which are further eroding sovereignty and reducing economic independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cReading through the aims of the European Commission the focus is supposedly to avoid economic boom and bust cycles, and aimed at restoring economic growth to the EU.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever there is no mention about equitable growth and poverty reduction.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows a clear disconnect between European bureaucrats and the reality that is facing millions of struggling working families right across the EU.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe European semester reforms primary aim seems to be just to ensure that Member States don’t deviate from the economic neo-liberal ideology that it is pushing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t leave Member State with flexibility to implement alternative policies, which would be pro-investment, pro-growth, pro-jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn effect it is working to deny citizens real political choices when electing their governments.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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