Press Release: Council approves recommendations on member states’ economic and fiscal policies

The Council of the European Union approved on the 20 June 2014 draft recommendations and opinions on economic and fiscal policies planned by the member states. It also approved a specific draft recommendation on the economic policies of the euro area.

Approval of the texts is a key stage in the European Semester, an annual policy monitoring process.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions 2014 European Semester: Country-specific recommendations Building Growth http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-2014-european-semester-country-specific-recomme/

ESO: Background information: Council conclusions on 2014 European Semester: macroeconomic and fiscal guidance to Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-2014-european-semestermacroeconomic-and-fiscal-guidance-to-member-states/

ESO: Background information: Building growth: Country-specific recommendations 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-building-growth-country-specific-recommendations-2014/

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