Press Release: Commission welcomes launch of the OECD 2007 economic review of the European Union

The Commission has welcomed the publication by the OECD, under the responsibility of Secretary General Gurria, of its first Economic review of the European Union. The review covers a wide range of Community policies and issues (including internal market, financial services, energy, competition, trade and agriculture, cohesion policy and labour mobility) and puts forward a number of policy recommendations. It complements the well established reviews of the Euro area dealing with monetary and fiscal policy, and the national surveys of the 19 EU members of the OECD. The EU review was prepared by the OECD over one year, with input from the European Commission and the EU Member States, and subject to customary peer review in the OECD Economic Development Review Committee.

Faster economic integration key to stronger European growth, says OECD report (OECD: News Release, 20.9.07) http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39335333_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD: Economic Survey of the European Union, 2007 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-european-union-2007_eco_surveys-eur-2007-en

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