Have We Already Left The E.u?

-Talbot- | 11:50 Wed 22nd Jun 2016 | News

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That's not the question I was going to ask but I got sidetracked.

I was doing a little browsing to see how much meddling the EU was doing re the French labour law battle and came across this

http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/making-it-happen/country-specific-recommendations/index_en.htm

Click on some of the countries then click on the UK.

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Old_Geezer

Well some have said that it's a fix; they don't usually mean in that way though.

youngmafbog

Cant open, uses a version of adobe my quite new device does not support!

-Talbot-

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click on map of France
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
on the 2016 national reform programme of France
and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 stability programme of France

click on map of Spain
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
on the 2016 national reform programme of Spain
and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 stability programme of Spain

etc, etc

Click on the UK map
European Commission
Sorry, the page you wanted isn't here

Why?

Old_Geezer

Maybe the national reform of the UK is too much to fit on the webpage.

Togo

//France is currently in the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact. In its 2016 stability programme, the government plans to correct the excessive deficit by 2017, in line with the Council recommendation of 10 March 2015//

//The Commission’s analysis leads it to conclude that Italy is experiencing excessive macroeconomic imbalances. In particular, the sluggish productivity growth hampers the recovery of competitiveness and makes it more difficult to reduce the high public debt ratio. The risk of adverse effects on the Italian economy and, given its size, of negative spillovers to the economic and monetary union is particularly important//

//Spain is currently in the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact. In its 2016 stability programme, Spain plans to achieve headline deficit targets of 3.6% of GDP in 2016 and 2.9% of GDP in 2017. The excessive deficit is thus planned to be corrected one year later than currently recommended by the Council, the fiscal effort and headline targets having been missed in 2014 and 2015//

// Portugal's National Reform Programme shows sufficient ambition to tackle the excessive imbalances, outlines relevant measures to foster competitiveness and reduction of private debt and refers to the challenges in the 2016 Country Report and the euro area recommendations focusing on the need to re-launch investment and ensure the sustainability of public finances. If fully and swiftly implemented, these measures would help address Portugal's macroeconomic imbalances. Based on the assessment of Portugal's policy commitments, there is no need at this stage for a stepping-up of the macro-economic imbalances procedure. //

//Ireland is in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and subject to the transitional debt rule.] In its 2016 stability programme, which is based on a no-policy-change assumption, the government plans gradual improvements of the headline balance until reaching a surplus of 0.4% of GDP in 2018//

//Romania is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact. In its 2016 convergence programme, the government plans a deterioration of the headline balance from -0.7% in 2015 to -2.9 % of GDP in 2016 and 2017.//

These are all on the naughty step. I got fed up of looking through all the reports. No report is currently available for U.K or Greece. Haha.

THECORBYLOON

I was able to open all the docs for the UK on that first page if that is what you mean.

-Talbot-

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Damn it ... it looks like it is just the map that is broken then.

Seem they are supporting the French government in reducing the French workers standard of living though.

Togo

Could you try posting the links Corby? None will open for me.
The Commission Recommendation, Country Report, Convergence Programme,
and the National Reform Programme, are all locked but will open for other Countries.

Togo

Bingo got it open. I had to quit and re load the page.

Togo

//The United Kingdom is currently in the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact. Provided that a durable correction of the excessive deficit is achieved in 201617, the United Kingdom will be subject to the preventive arm and the transitional debt rule as from 2017-18.// From the Council Recommendation report.
We are on the naughty step as well. But reading quickly through the other "reports" the U.K is a beacon of hope and industrious achievement. They ever likely want us in. They are banking on us playing parachute when the EU starts to crash and burn.