Economic Dialogue with the European Commission on the European Semester Spring 2017 Package – ECON and EMPL on 30 May 2017

European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis, Commissioner Moscovici and Commissioner Thyssen were invited by the ECON and EMPL Committees of the European Parliament to an Economic Dialogue in line with the relevant EU law on the European Semester Spring 2017 package on the 30 May 2017.

This background briefing note covers the draft 2017 Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs), the implementation of CSRs over the period 2012-2016 and recent decisions related to the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Macro-economic Imbalance Procedure.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

ESO: Background information: Economic Dialogue with the European Commission on draft 2016 Country Specific Recommendations (EPRS: In-Depth Analysis, June 2016) http://www.europeansources.info/record/economic-dialogue-with-the-european-commission-on-draft-2016-country-specific-recommendations/

ESO: Background information: Economic Dialogue with the Other EU Institutions under the European Semester Cycle (Latest State-of-Play)(EPRS: In-Depth Analysis, March 2017 (and regularly updated) http://www.europeansources.info/record/economic-dialogue-with-the-other-eu-institutions-under-the-european-semester-cycle-state-of-play-march-2017/

ESO: Background information: European Semester 2017 Spring Package: Commission issues country-specific recommendations http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-semester-2017-spring-package-commission-issues-country-specific-recommendations/

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