2022 European Semester – Spring Package

Summary:

Communication adopted by the European Commission on 23 May 2022, setting out the main elements of the Spring Package of the 2022 cycle of the European Semester.

Further information:

The European Commission's 2022 European Semester Spring Package provides Member States with support and guidance two years on from the first impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and in the midst of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It draws upon the Spring 2022 Economic Forecast previously published by the Commission.

For the 2022 cycle, the European Semester preserves its main purpose of broad economic and employment policy coordination, while evolving in line with the implementation requirements of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The implementation of the RRF makes it necessary to continue adapting the European Semester to take into account overlaps and ensure that joint efforts can focus on the delivery of high-quality and ambitious national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs).

Besides this Communication, the Spring Package includes:

• Country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for 27 Member States;
• Country reports for 27 Member States;
• In-depth reviews for 12 Member States;
• Report under Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU;
• Opinions on the draft budgetary plans of Germany and Portugal;
• Fourteenth enhanced surveillance report for Greece;
• Post-programme surveillance reports for Cyprus, Ireland, Spain and Portugal;
• Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States;
• Monitoring report on progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in an EU context.

• Primary Source

Official

European Commission: Press Release, 23/05/2022: European Semester Spring Package: Sustaining a green and sustainable recovery in the face of increased uncertainty https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_3182

European Commission: Questions and answers on the European Semester 2022 Spring Package (23 May 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3216

European Commission: Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Gentiloni at the European Semester 2022 Spring Package press conference (23 May 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_3262

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