Thematic Overview: Member States whose 2017 Draft Budgetary Plans Were Assessed To Be ‘At Risk of Non-Compliance’ with the Stability and Growth Pact

This briefing gives an overview of the November 2016 European Commission (COM) assessments of eight Member States (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Cyprus, Lithuania, Slovenia and Finland) whose 2017 Draft Budgetary Plans (DBPs) are considered to be 'at risk of non-compliance' with their current obligations under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). This briefing will be updated as further assessments by the COM become available regarding compliance with the SGP.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

ESO: Background information: Key Features of 2017 Draft Budgetary Plans http://www.europeansources.info/record/key-features-of-2017-draft-budgetary-plans/

ESO: Background information: Eurogroup statement on the draft budgetary plans for 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurogroup-statement-on-the-draft-budgetary-plans-for-2017/

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