Next year will prove to be crucial for the future of Europe and the European Union, Hannes Swoboda, leader of the EP’s Social Democrat group, said in a Facebook chat with Parliament fans. The Austrian MEP stressed that growth and investment rather than extreme austerity is the only way for Europe to come out of the crisis. During the chat on 25 October he discussed everything from tackling youth unemployment and supporting the Erasmus programme to fighting tax evasion.

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