|
|
G20 London Summit > From Foreign Press
|
EU leaders reject more stimulus plan(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-03-20 11:11 BRUSSELS -- European Union nations on Thursday rejected in unison new spending projects to boost their recession-hit economies, standing firm against massive street protests demanding subsidies and US suggestions to stoke growth with more aid. Despite a million people marching in France and more bad company news hitting Europe's industrial engine in Germany, EU leaders at a summit in Brussels said now was not the time to throw more money at the crisis - at least not until the effects of a first package of euro200 billion set in.
"We are unanimous in our views and we all agreed we are going to be prudent," said the summit host, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek.
That includes unemployment benefits and job programs - the trusted cornerstones of Europe's vaunted welfare state. Barroso says those are making the difference in Europe, while less regulated economies like the United States have to spend much to start weaving a tighter social safety net. The cautious European approach on government spending stood in contrast to the announcement Wednesday that the US Federal Reserve will launch a bold $1.2 trillion effort to increase the amount of money in the economy by lowering rates on mortgages and other consumer debt.
Topolanek said that around the summit table as the 27 leaders discussed outside pressure "we heard expressions like 'not being dictated to by the United States' or by those who want more fiscal stimulus." German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy argue that excessive public debt threatens global stability and countries must move swiftly to pay off debt when they can. Despite taking no immediate action, the EU leaders sought to prepare themselves in case of bad news later this year. Barroso said he expects EU nations to double a bailout fund for member states in trouble to euro50 billion ($68 billion). Hungary and Latvia have already received euro9.6 billion from the fund, which raises money by selling bonds. Germany opposes a much higher threshold for the emergency fund, arguing it would tempt countries into seeking bailouts when there is no real need. Many member states from central Europe that joined only five years ago are scared, however, that their currencies could plummet further and rating agencies downgrade them - making it more expensive for them to borrow money. |
主站蜘蛛池模板： 国产做爰xxxⅹ高潮视频12p | 免费成人高清视频 | 成人免费看片视频 | 尤物天堂 | 亚洲国产一区二区三区在线观看 | 精品视频91 | 五月婷婷视频在线观看 | 久久不卡视频 | 久久精品久久久久久久 | 四虎影视精品 | 中文字幕无线码一区 | 日韩欧美综合视频 | 亚洲视频在线免费看 | 极品魔鬼身材女神啪啪精品 | 成人免费毛片入口 | 四虎影视免费在线观看 | 国产精品久久影视 | 亚洲天堂男人天堂 | 亚洲精品自拍偷拍 | 久久久免费 | 四虎1515| 天堂久久精品 | 91激情在线| 丰满岳乱妇一区二区 | 中文字幕av专区dvd | 好看的黄色网址 | 欧美成人综合网站 | 在线欧美成人 | 日本中文字幕在线视频 | 亚洲一级黄色 | 午夜手机看片 | 加勒比久久综合 | 极品麻豆 | 一级理论片 | 九九热精品在线视频 | 国产极品视频在线观看 | 久久精品5 | 久久久国产精品一区二区三区 | 国产成人aa | 国产精品久久久久av | 国产精品视频大全 |
