In the last voting session of the mandate, the European Parliament voted on stricter fiscal rules for the budget of EU countries. On this vote only Greens/EFA and the left voiced their opposition. Social democrats, christian democrats and liberals voted in favour.
Slashing budgets does not create a thriving economy. This deal will effectively stop all of the much needed investments in climate action and public services, sending Europe into an era of austerity that will be harder to overcome than the previous one.
