Brussels, 24/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 October, the tripartite social summit (habitually held a few hours ahead of the launch of the spring and autumn summits of European heads of state) revealed consensus among participants on the need for greater investment to boost the slender green shoots of economic recovery in Europe. On other issues, the usual concerns and divisions were manifested.
The social dimension of economic and monetary union (EMU) was supposed to be the big...