The speakers and audience challenged whether austerity was working and the need for a paradigm shift inclusive growth and investment, with particular concerns raised on the role of the Commission in the Troika programme negotiations in defending social rights and whether they were doing enough to mitigate the social impact of austerity demands made, presented by Elena Flores, Director of Policy Strategy and Coordination, DG ECFIN.
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