Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

European crisis management, still predominantly based on austerity policies, is not working. The enormous economic, social and political costs of this form of crisis management can no longer be ignored. A radical change of policy is needed to set Europe back on a stable course. A solid and sustainable growth programme for Europe is overdue; the DGB has introduced a proposal to this effect into the debate ("Marshall plan for Europe"). Statement by the Confederation of German Trade Unions : Learning lessons from the crisis: put the social and democratic dimension on an equal footing with the economic and monetary union!"