Press Release: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Charting the course to recovery

The European Commission adopted the 2013 Annual Growth Survey (AGS) on the 28 November 2012, setting out five priorities designed to guide EU Member States through the crisis to renewed growth. The AGS kick-starts the European Semester for economic policy coordination, which ensures Member States align their budgetary and economic plans with the Stability and Growth Pact and the Europe 2020 strategy.

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