Manifesto Offers Vision of ‘Joyful’ Europe to Supplant Austerity’s Misery
(COMMON DREAMS) Deirdre Fulton — “Merkel and [Finance Minister Wolfgang] Schäuble refuse political rules which support solidarity in Europe because they mistrust the democratic sense of responsibility, particularly in our southern European neighbors,” the manifesto reads. “They therefore promote a definitive legal installation of German austerity politics in Europe, overriding democratic policies in favor of technocrat led control with no empirical research on the suitability of such politics.”
“Therefore,” it continues, “in the coming months and years all will depend on the fight for a ‘European’ democratic Europe, justice, solidarity, diversity, and prosperity in Greece and throughout Europe. A ‘European’ Europe is based on the sense of responsibility, the capacity of discernment, courage, and commitment of all Europeans instead of German dominance.”