Month: November 2010

[press release] Joe Higgins walks out of talks over Rehn’s insistence on the confidentiality of discussion

Strasbourg, Tuesday 23 November 2010 Press Statement: Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) ·       Commissioner Olli Rehn’s meeting with Irish MEPs ·       Joe Higgins walks out of talks over Rehn’s insistence on the confidentiality of discussion Socialist Party MEP, Joe Higgins, refused to participate in a meeting between Irish MEPs and the Economic and Monetary Affairs…

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Gilmore commits Labour to austerity policies | Socialist Party

Gilmore commits Labour to austerity policies Written by Paul Murphy    Wednesday, 17 November 2010 09:00 The comment of the Labour Party to imposing austerity as part of the next government is increasingly clear. In agreeing to the target of reducing the budget deficit to 3% by 2014, Labour is pledging to implement cutbacks and…

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