2014 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The Commission’s overview and country assessments

Abstract:
The document contains the Commission's assessments of the 2014 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes of the following candidate countries: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The annual submission and assessment of PEPs is part of the economic and fiscal surveillance procedure for countries seeking to join the EU. It aims to prepare candidate countries for participation in the EU’s multilateral surveillance and economic policy coordination procedures and plays a valuable role in helping candidate countries to develop their institutional and analytical capacities. The PEPs present a medium-term policy framework, including public finance objectives and structural reform priorities.

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European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: European Economy: Occasional Paper No. 194, May 2014: 2014 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The Commission's overview and country assessments http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/occasional_paper/2014/op194_en.htm

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