Evaluating EU Economic Governance. Elements for the debate on the ‘Six-Pack’ and ‘Two-Pack’

This Briefing aims to present the main aspects of the EU economic governance legislative framework in light of the November 2014 evaluation issued by the European Commission. The regulatory mapping is accompanied by an overview on the main issues that have been discussed so far in the debate on the Six-Pack and Two-Pack. It has been produced by the Policy Performance Appraisal Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), as part of its analytical work on the implementation and operation of existing EU legislation, programmes and policies in practice.

Democratic accountability, Member States’ compliance with country specific recommendations, coordination in the European Semester and macroeconomic surveillance are some of the issues which require further attention.

The Policy Performance Appraisal Unit provides 'implementation appraisals' of the operation of existing legislation in practice, whenever a new proposal to update such legislation is foreseen in the European Commission's Annual Work Programme. These appraisals are delivered to the relevant parliamentary committees in advance of their consideration of the new legislative proposals in question.

Authors: Marco Scagliusi and Stephan Huber.

ESO: Background information: Review of the ‘six-pack’ and ‘two-pack’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/review-of-the-six-pack-and-two-pack/

ESO: Background information: The EU's economic governance explained http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-the-eus-economic-governance-explained-2/

European Commission: : DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU economic governance http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/economic_governance/index_en.htm

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