European voters accept bitter medicine

Article looks at the impact on governments and public opinion in various European countries of the austerity programmes that many European governments have been forced to introduce in 2010.

Polls suggest that in most parts of Europe, governments that are facing up to the challenge of balancing their books do have the political capital to force through spending cuts and raise tax.

PressEurop, 16.6.10: Deep cuts, and soon http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/274701-deep-cuts-and-soon

De Volkskrant, 2.7.10: Towards an autumn of discontent (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/286641-towards-autumn-discontent

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