MEPs to pass economic governance ‘two-pack’

EurActiv reported that the the new economic governance rules to strengthen eurozone budgetary discipline, known as the ‘two-pack’, were expected to be passed in a vote 13 June 2012 in the European Parliament.

A formal deal between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union was agreed on the 20 February 2013.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: News, 13.6.12: Economic governance with a wider vision http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120613IPR46722/html/Economic-governance-with-a-wider-vision

EurActiv, 14.6.12: MEPs give green light to negotiate new fiscal discipline package http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/meps-give-green-light-negotiate-news-513286

European Parliament: Press Release, 20.02.13: Lawmakers and EU countries reach deal on EU fiscal rules http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130220IPR05941/

---