Download or read book 2008 Fiscal Notifications of Candidate Countries written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides an overview and assesses the 2008 fiscal notifications made by candidate countries (Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey). All candidate countries were invited to submit fiscal notifications to the Commission services, in accordance with the commitments made under the pre-accession fiscal surveillance procedure. This notification is the eight such annual exercise, though only the fourth for Croatia, a candidate country since June 2004, and the third for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a candidate country since December 2005.Candidate countries are more or less familiar with the EU legal and methodological principles for the calculation of general government deficits and debt levels. The presentation of the notification tables and in particular the reconciliation between the national budget balance and the balance used in EU fiscal surveillance is generally in line with the requirements. Significant efforts have been made to provide figures that comply as much as possible with the methodology and coverage required by the fiscal notifications.The prospect of accession is a catalyst for reforms in the scope and the management of the national budgets. Budget presentations are being modernised, and national budgetsœ coverage of government operations is being made more exhaustive. In particular, there has been a spectacular reduction in the number of off-budget and special funds accounts and operations. Also, the reference to central and general government in EU fiscal surveillance often leads to more systematic monitoring, supervision and controllability of the operations of local authorities and of social security.
Download or read book 2010 Pre accession Economic Programmes of Candidate Countries written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Country analysis: 1. Croatia - 2. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 3. Turkey.
Download or read book Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 2008 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 1768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economic Adjustment Programme for Portugal written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The programme aims at restoring competitiveness and to put Portugal's economy back on the path of sustainable growth, sound public finances and job creation. This report assesses compliance with the terms and conditions for the 1st Review of the Economic Adjustment Programme and summarises the findings of the joint EC/IMF and ECB mission. It also incorporates in an annex the updated programme documents, endorsed by the Council on 2 September 2011 and by the IMF Executive Board on 12 September 2011. The new government that took office on 21 June has taken full ownership of the programme. It has quickly moved to meet the structural targets for the First Review and reacted promptly to evidence of an emerging shortfall in public finances. Structural reforms to open the economy to competition and reduce government involvement in the private sector are underway. Measures to strengthen the financial sector are underway. In particular, banks are working towards meeting the higher capital requirements established under the programme. Growth prospects remain subdued with an expected GDP loss of about 2% of GDP this year and the next, before recovery takes hold in 2013.
Download or read book The Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews assessing Greek compliance with the terms and conditions of the economic adjustment programme, required to be issued prior to the quarterly aid payments scheduled to be completed in 2013.
Download or read book 2010 Economic and Fiscal Programmes of Potential Candidate Countries written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Country analysis: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
Download or read book Scoreboard for the Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The design of the initial scoreboard is presented in the first Alert Mechanism Report (AMR) issued by the Commission on 14 February 2012. This paper adds to the AMR by describing in more detail the rationale of the different indicators, the choices made in the selection process and how they should be economically understood in the context of the MIP. The scoreboard consists of a set of ten indicators with indicative thresholds: two indicators aim at monitoring external positions, three indicators capture competitiveness developments and the subsequent five indicators reflect internal imbalances." (EU Bookshop).
Download or read book 2011 Economic and Fiscal Programmes of Potential Candidate Countries written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The document contains the EU Commission's assessments of the 2011 Economic and Fiscal Programmes of the currently 3 potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia. The programmes are precursors of similar programmes, which EU Member States are supposed to submit. They should present a short description of recent economic developments, a medium macroeconomic framework, a chapter presenting the medium-term fiscal programme and an overview of intended structural reforms. The EU Commission assesses, whether the documents respect the required format and information and whether the programme is plausible and in line with the country's accession perspective.
Download or read book The Economic Adjustment Programme for Ireland written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Economic developments and outlook - 2. Programme implementation - 3. Policy commitments for future reviews.
Download or read book Fiscal Frameworks in the European Union written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Gobernanza fiscal en Grecia, Irlanda, Portugal, Chipre y Letonia.
Download or read book Progress Towards Meeting the Economic Criteria for EU Accession written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Croatia - 2. Iceland - 3. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 4. Montenegro - 5. Serbia - 6. Turkey - 7. Albania - 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 9. Kosovo (Under UNSCR 1244/1999).
Download or read book Progress Towards Meeting the Economic Criteria for Accession written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this Occasional Paper the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs brings together into a single document the economic chapters of the 2010 Progress Reports and the Opinions (Albania and Montenegro) on progress made towards meeting the accession criteria of each candidate and potential candidate country. The European Commission published the Progress Reports and the Opinions on 9 November 2010. The purpose of this Occasional Paper is to facilitate the work of those scholars, researchers and analysts of the enlargement process, which are mainly interested in the economic aspects."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews assessing Greek compliance with the terms and conditions of the economic adjustment programme, required to be issued prior to the quarterly aid payments scheduled to be completed in 2013.
Download or read book Improving Tax Governance in EU Member States written by Jonas Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: Tax compliance and costs of tax collection - Policies to raise the efficiency of tax administration - Specific measures to combat the shadow economy - Special topics.
Download or read book Progress Towards Meeting the Economic Criteria for Accession written by Union européenne. Direction générale des affaires économiques et financières and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Occasional Paper the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs brings together into a single document the economic chapters of the 2008 Progress Reports on progress made towards meeting the accession criteria of each candidate and potential candidate country. The European Commission adopted these Reports on 5 November 2008. The purpose of this Occasional Paper is to facilitate the work of those scholars, researchers and analysts of the enlargement process, which are mainly interested in the economic aspects.
Download or read book Economic Adjustment Programme for Ireland written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recoge: 1. Macroeconomic and financial background - 2. Programme implementation - 3. Policy discussions - 4. Programme modalities and risks - 5. Appraisal.
Download or read book Macroeconomic Imbalances written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 14 February 2012, the European Commission presented its first Alert Mechanism Report (AMR) in accordance with the Regulation (EU) No. 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. The AMR serves as an initial screening device to identify Member States that warrant further in depth analysis into whether imbalances exist or risk emerging. According to Article 5 of Regulation No. 1176/2011, these country-specific ?in-depth reviews? should examine the nature, origin and severity of macroeconomic developments in the Member State concerned, which constitute, or could lead to, imbalances. On the basis of this analysis, the Commission concludes whether it considers that an imbalance exists or not, and if so whether it is excessive or not, and what type of follow-up it will recommend to the Council to address to the Member State. This in-depth review concludes that Denmark is experiencing macroeconomic imbalances, which are not excessive but need to be addressed. In particular, certain macroeconomic developments, notably underlying the external competitiveness and the potential risks related to household indebtedness, deserve attention so as to reduce the risk of adverse effects on the functioning of the economy.
