08/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - ActionAid reminds EU of its values to avoid Greek tragedy for Europe. Persuaded that, this week, the EU has “a window of opportunity to avoid a Greek tragedy for Europe”, development NGO ActionAid has reminded the EU of its founding values. “The situation unfolding in Greece, and the challenging of austerity across Europe, offers a window of opportunity for real systemic change that delivers on Europe's founding values of solidarity, human rights, freedom, democracy and equality”, stated ActionAid Europe Director Laura Sullivan for the attention of the European Council called for Sunday. “We challenge the EU to use the opportunity of this week's summit to change track and operate in line with its founding principles as a union of solidarity. We also call on the international institutions to learn from their own past failings”, she said, urging “a solution which resolves some of the shared European challenges of our age without exacerbating poverty and inequality”. (AN)