The European Parliament repeated this demand for punitive measures in December when it adopted the recommendations by Austrian Parliamentarian HannesSwoboda on the negotiation of a new EU-Russia agreement.
" These are anti-European and nationalist statements which are not acceptable in the Europe that we live in, " said HannesSwoboda of the Socialist and Democrats grouping in the European Parliament.
Socialist group leader HannesSwoboda was speaking during a debate on 15 February 2012 ostensibly on the forthcoming summit of EU leaders, but which focused primarily on the Greek austerity measures.