23/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Austerity vs growth: Commission stands firm. On Tuesday 23 April, a European Commission spokesperson said that the idea that the Commission equals austerity is the wrong way of looking at things, commenting on a talk by Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Monday recommending the continuation of budget consolidation, but recognising the “limits” of current policies, describing them at a dialogue of European think tanks as vital but failing to win...