The European Commission has presented its 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSRs), as part of the European Semester, setting out its economic policy guidance for individual Member States for the next 12 to 18 months.
During this semester, the Commission has identified five main areas of focus:
Against a positive economic outlook, this year's country-specific recommendations seek to promote a forward-looking approach, focussing on building the basis for sustainable, inclusive and long-term growth;
Member States need to pursue structural reforms that improve the business environment and conditions for investment; especially through product and service market reforms, fostering innovation, improving small and medium-sized enterprises' access to finance and fighting corruption;
Member States need to promote reforms that prepare their workforces for the future and increase digitalisation, reduce income inequalities and foster employment opportunities, for young people in particular;
Member States need to adopt reforms that strengthen economic resilience in the context of long-term challenges, such as demographic trends, migration and climate change;
Country-specific recommendations also dedicate special attention to social challenges, building on the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed in November 2017.
Following the publication of the CSRs, the Commission calls on the Council of Ministers to endorse the proposed approach and adopt the recommendations. It is then up to Member States to implement these recommendations by addressing them through their national economic and budgetary policies in 2018-2019.
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/2018-european-semester-country-specific-recommendations-commission-recommendations_en
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή παρουσίασε τις ειδικές συστάσεις ανά χώρα (ΕΚΕ) για το 2018, στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωπαϊκού Εξαμήνου, καθορίζοντας τις κατευθυντήριες γραμμές της οικονομικής πολιτικής για τα μεμονωμένα κράτη μέλη για τους επόμενους 12 έως 18 μήνες.
Κατά τη διάρκεια αυτού του εξαμήνου, η Επιτροπή εντόπισε πέντε βασικούς τομείς στόχους:
Μετά τη δημοσίευση των ΕΚΕ, η Επιτροπή καλεί το Συμβούλιο των Υπουργών να εγκρίνει την προτεινόμενη προσέγγιση και να εγκρίνει τις συστάσεις. Στη συνέχεια εναπόκειται στα κράτη μέλη να εφαρμόσουν αυτές τις συστάσεις μέσω των εθνικών οικονομικών και δημοσιονομικών πολιτικών τους το 2018-2019.
Περισσότερες Πληροφορίες: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/2018-european-semester-country-specific-recommendations-commission-recommendations_el