Economic policy coordination at EU level embraces large numbers of initiatives. In particular, the strategy “Europe 2020” in conjunction with the guidelines for economic policies and employment as well as the stability and growth pact. The latest coordination tool is macroeconomic surveillance. It introduction was triggered by current account imbalances and diverging national unit labour costs which could lead to economic tensions between Member States. Equally new is the “European Semester” which coordinates said initiatives by synchronising its content and course.
The aim of coordination initiatives is to optimise coordination of national economic policies. The primary law provisions regarding the coordination of economic policies are laid down in Art. 119 to 126 TFEU.

New:

• Monitoring of Budget Policy and Strengthening the Deficit Procedure: Proposal for a Regulation COM(2011) 821

2012:

• CEP Policy Brief of the Fiscal Compact
• Measures for Financially Unstable Euro Countries: Proposal for a Regulation COM(2011) 819
• Eurobonds: Green Paper COM(2011) 818

2011:

• Overview: CEP Default Index and Country Reports 2011
• CEP Analysis: Is it possible to rescue the Euro by a reformed Stability and Growth Pact?
• Reform of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF): Intergovernmental Agreement
• CEP Analysis: Requirements Concerning the Financial Restructuring of the Euro Countries
• First "European Semester": Communication COM(2011) 400 and Recommendation SEC(2011) 807
• CEP Analysis: CEP Default Index
• CEP Standpoint: Full speed ahead to the debt union (in German only) 
• CEP Standpoint: Full speed ahead to the debt union (in German only) (01.04.2011)
• First Annual Growth Survey: Communication COM(2011) 11
• Integrated Industrial Policy: Communication COM(2010) 614

2010:

• CEP Analysis Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (in German only) (16.12.2010)
• Economic Policy Coordination: Communication COM(2010) 367
• CEP Analysis: European financial stabilization mechanism (in German only) (05.07.2010)
• Guidelines for the Economic Policies of Europe 2020: SEC(2010) 488
• Guidelines for the Europe 2020 Employment Policies: Proposal for a Decision COM(2010) 193
• CEP Expertise: Bail-out for Greece: Proposal for amendments to the Treaty (in German only) (10.05.2010)
• CEP Analysis: Breach of Law through Bail-Out (in German only) (19.04.2010)
• CEP Legal opinion: The Brussels Compromise (in German only) (26.03.2010)
• CEP Expertise: No Bail-out for Greece (in German only) (22.03.2010)

2009:

• Key Enabling Technologies: Communication COM(2009) 512
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Further Indicators: Communication COM(2009)433

2007:

• Fourth report on economic and social cohesion: COM(2007) 273 (in German only)

2006:

• Structural business statistics: Proposal for a Regulation COM(2006) 66 (in German only)

Here you will be directed to an overview of our policy briefs

• CEP Policy Brief of the Communication COM(2010) 2020
• Overview and related Pages