Europe's World, Autumn 2009

There’s a growing consensus that global problems ranging from recession to climate change require an internationally-agreed response. Anna Diamantopoulou, a former EU social affairs Commissioner, sets out her seven-point agenda for change.

The recession and climate change are truly global crises and therefore international challenges that raise important questions: how to create a sustainable system that can reconcile the regulation of global finance with protection of the weaker segments in our societies, and at the same time produce a sustained effort to combat climate change.

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