Adelina Marini
Any minute now is expected to begin the presentation of the country-specific recommendations, which is another episode of the European #Semester. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 1400 CET. Stay tuned for live updates. The presentation coincides with the approval by Parliament of Bulgaria's new government
29 май 2013 14:05
Adelina Marini #Europe needs consensus in terms of policies for the EU as a union and the member states, said President Barroso 29 май 2013 14:12
Adelina Marini According to @Barroso_EU, the main obstacle for economic recovery is the high levels of debt - both private and public 29 май 2013 14:14
Adelina Marini #Germany is the only EU country where lending for small and medium-sized enterprises has grown 29 май 2013 14:15
Adelina Marini #CSR When the unit labour costs grow faster than productivity, this results in higher unemployment, Barroso said 29 май 2013 14:18
Adelina Marini #CSR Most member states (20) have received recommendations to reform their educational systems 29 май 2013 14:19
Adelina Marini #CSR We now have a possibility to slow down the pace of fiscal consolidation, said Barroso. A decision has been taken some countries to be taken out of the EDP procedure. Olli Rehn is to name them in a while 29 май 2013 14:22
Adelina Marini #CSR #France gets 2 years extension to put its budget deficit in order. The decision is taken on the basis of sound technical analysis, said Barroso 29 май 2013 14:28
Adelina Marini #eucsr The huge debt is the reason why we cannot tell #Italy to ease efforts, said Barroso. Nonetheless, Italy is one of the countries that will be taken out of the EDP 29 май 2013 14:40
Adelina Marini #eucsr The #eurozone needs to undertake a collective effort in the Eurogroup to coordinate the fiscal policies of the member states, Vice President Olli Rehn said 29 май 2013 14:45
Adelina Marini #eucsr The @EU_Commission recommends #Bulgaria to create an independent body that will control budget policy and will develop analyses and recommendations. It is also recommended the country to develop an overall tax strategy 29 май 2013 14:48
Adelina Marini #eucsr Several countries, among which Romania, Lithuania and Italy to exit the excessive deficit procedure, but Commission recommends Malta to be included in it 29 май 2013 14:50
Adelina Marini #eucsr #Slovenia will also get 2 years time to correct its budget deficit. Slovenia has aggressively addressed the issues outlined in the in-depth review. Since April, the pace of reforms has increased, Olli Rehn said 29 май 2013 14:55
Adelina Marini #eucsr Due to insufficient reformist efforts at the time when #Belgium had no government, that is why the country will get only 1 year extension to correct its budget deficit 29 май 2013 14:57
Adelina Marini #eucsr Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary received a recommendation to improve the integration of Roma, said Commissioner Laszlo Andor 29 май 2013 15:04
Adelina Marini #eucsr 10 member states are recommended to reduce the tax burden on labour, said Algirdas Semeta. He said the Commission did not object raising taxes if it is growth-friendly and not to the detriment of employment 29 май 2013 15:09
