European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities (debate)
Pervenche Berès (S&D), Blue-card question. – (FR) Mr President, I hesitate somewhat in giving Mr Eppink the opportunity to speak even more. All the same, I would like to give him the chance to correct what he said with regard to the latest International Monetary Fund observations, because, on reading carefully – as you clearly have not – what the IMF says about the European situation it is exactly the opposite of what you said. In fact, the IMF tells us that the policies currently being followed will lead to more austerity, something which, moreover, can be seen by any person who is intellectually honest – clearly, still not the case with you – in certain countries where extremely harsh prescriptions have been applied under the authority of the Commission.