Europe Talks Austerity
106 views · Published 17 June 2010 · 3:17 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
Austerity is on everyone's mind as European governments -- one after another -- introduce spending cuts to get deficits under control and shore up the beleaguered Euro. Most experts agree belt-tightening is needed, but it's not always popular and comes at a cost, often to social benefits. VOA's Sonja Pace looks at the case of Germany in this report from Berlin.