EU officials flesh out ‘reform contracts’ plan

EUObserver reported on the 19 November 2013 that EU officials were in the process of developing the German idea of 'reform contracts'. It builds on the premise that for all the efforts the EU has made to shore up economic and monetary union since the start of the financial crisis, the beefed-up rules are still more corrective than preventive.

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ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 24-25 October 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-24-25-october-2013/

EUObserver, 25.10.13: Germany gets its way on reform 'contracts' http://euobserver.com/institutional/121907

Blog: Open Europe, 21.10.13: European Council draft conclusions: have Merkel's 'reform contracts' made a comeback? http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/europan-council-draft-conclusions.html

Blog: Open Europe, 22.11.13: Eurozone reform contracts take shape - and they include "fiscal transfers" http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/eurozone-reform-contracts-take-shape.html

EurActiv, 17.12.13: EU mulls economic reform contracts but commitments remain unclear http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/eu-mulls-aid-reforms-unclear-com-news-532387

Spiegel Online International, 18.12.13: Chancellor Urges Reforms to Preserve Euro http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/merkel-calls-on-eu-members-to-agree-binding-reforms-a-939813.html

ESO: Background information: Merkel backs plans to retake EU powers http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-backs-plans-to-retake-eu-powers/

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