European Council, Brussels, 14-15 March 2013

The Presidency Conclusions following the European Council outlined discussions on the following topics:

+ European Semester: promoting competitiveness, growth and jobs, in particular for the young

+ Deepening EMU

+ The European Council also held an exchange of views on the EU's relations with its strategic partners.

• Primary Source

EUObserver,14.03.13: EU summit unlikely to change austerity drive http://euobserver.com/economic/119410

EurActiv, 14.03.13: EU summit live coverage http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/eu-summit-live-coverage-news-518495

EurActiv, 13.03.13: EU braced for ‘ideological summit’ on austerity v growth http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/eu-braced-ideological-summit-aus-news-518475

EUObserver, 14.03.13: 'Doubts about benefits of EU are growing' http://euobserver.com/social/119425

EUObserver, 15.03.13: EU leaders: growth 'cannot be summoned' at will http://euobserver.com/economic/119436

EurActiv, 15.03.13: EU leaders avoid clashes at lacklustre summit on growth http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/eu-leaders-avoid-clashes-lacklus-news-518543

EurActiv, 14.03.13: Syria arms embargo to dominate Friday EU summit talks http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/syria-looms-council-frank-discus-news-518500

ESO: Background information: Europe places too much faith in supply-side policies http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-places-too-much-faith-in-supply-side-policies/

European Council: European Council, 14-15 March 2013: Conclusions http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/136151.pdf

Der Spiegel, 15.03.13: Democracy and Deficits: Hungary and Cyprus Hijack EU Summit http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/brussels-focuses-on-constitutional-changes-in-hungary-and-cypriot-debt-a-889067.html

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