Parliament to adopt ‘six pack’ EU budget rules

The European Parliament, on 28 September 2011, voted on the adoption of six legislative bills aimed at mastering the EU's debt crisis.

The so-called 'six-pack' on economic governance was expected to pass by a safe majority, even though Socialist and Green MEPs warned they would reject at least half of the package, saying it focused too heavily on austerity.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 28.9.11: Parliament approves economic governance ‘six-pack’ http://euobserver.com/19/113761

European Parliament: Press Release, 28.9.11: Parliament gives green light to future economic governance plans http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/pressroom/content/20110928IPR27710/html/Parliament-gives-green-light-to-future-economic-governance-plans

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/11/648: Statement by EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn on the approval of economic governance reform by the European Parliament http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/648&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background Information: Deal reached on EU economic governance laws http://www.europeansources.info/record/deal-reached-on-eu-economic-governance-laws/

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