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Call to Europe III, Conference paper

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The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union combines a tightening of fiscal policies amongst EMU member countries threatening a deflationary spiral and confirmation of the pursuit of a neo-liberal agenda on employment, wages and the labour market.

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