Economic, employment and fiscal policies: 2017 country-specific recommendations

On 11 July 2017, the Council issued its 2017 recommendations and opinions on the member states' economic, employment and fiscal policies.

This was the final stage of the 2017 'European Semester', an annual policy monitoring process. The recommendations had been endorsed the European Council in June.

In March 2017, the European Council approved the following priorities:

boosting investment;
pursuing structural reforms;
responsible fiscal policies.

The European Semester involves simultaneous monitoring of the member states' economic, employment and fiscal policies during a six-month period every year.