EIM Economic - December 2013
20 January 2014
The Six Pack and Two Pack got underway; the Council agreed to launch 16 in-depth reviews and give opinions on five progress reports.
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Linking pension benefits to longevity can nearly halve the costs.
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Six Pack and Two Pack get underway: Council agrees to launch 16 in-depth reviews and give opinions on 5 progress reports.
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ECFIN report highlights the significant gains to come from ‘structural reform’.
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Commission VP Rehn highlighted the smaller fiscal consolidation effort needed in 2014, and the “extraordinary Eurogroup meeting where ministers discussed about each other’s budgets with rigour and in a true spirit of partnership”.
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