Brussels accuses Europe of backtracking on reforms

Article considers the European Commission's assessment of the implementation of the 2002 Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) published on 14 January 2003. The report finds that Germany, France and Italy have reacted to economic slowdown by dragging their feet on market liberalisation. Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, said the European Union needed a 'step change' in its approach if it was to meet its goal of becoming more competitive than the US by 2010.

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