‘The very idea of the European Union is being questioned’ – Interview with Emilio Ontiveros

Euro Crisis in the Press has asked the views of influential analysts and commentators throughout Europe on the multifaceted crisis facing the European Union. In today’s interview, Emilio Ontiveros Baeza, Economics Professor and President of ‘Analistas Financieros Internacionales’ (AFI), argues that the very idea of Europe is being questioned and that the adverse results of extreme austerity policies will help to change this policy in order to improve economic growth and employment opportunities. Finally, he reminds us that Europe needs long term policies and that those who have been hit the worst by the Euro Crisis are not those who originated it.