EU commission prepares ground for far-reaching economic powers

The European Commission has started preparing the ground for legislation that would prevent member states from undertaking major tax, labour or financial reforms without running it by the commission and other governments first.

In an ideas paper published on 20 March 2013, the commission said this ex-ante co-ordination should concern "major national economic reform plans and should take place at an early stage before the measures are adopted."

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EUObserver, 12.02.13: Deal near on eurozone economic governance laws, says Rehn http://euobserver.com/news/119023

ESO: Background information: The importance and effectiveness of national fiscal frameworks in the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-importance-and-effectiveness-of-national-fiscal-frameworks-in-the-eu/

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