Thematic Overview: Member States whose 2018 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 2017 European Commission (COM) assessments of the budgetary situation of six Member States (Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia) whose 2018 Draft Budgetary Plans (DBPs) were considered to be 'at risk of non-compliance' with their obligations under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP).

This briefing would be updated as further assessments by the European Commission became available during spring 2018.

• 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/

European Commission: Economic and fiscal policy coordination: European economy explained: Graphs on economic topics: The European Semester: Draft budgetary plans https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-and-fiscal-policy-coordination/european-economy-explained/graphs-economic-topics/European-Semester-Draft-budgetary-plans_en

European Commission: Economic and fiscal policy coordination: EU Economic governance: monitoring, prevention, correction: European Semester https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-and-fiscal-policy-coordination/eu-economic-governance-monitoring-prevention-correction/european-semester_en

EPRS: Briefing: Key features of 2018 Draft Budgetary Plans http://www.europeansources.info/record/key-features-of-2018-draft-budgetary-plans/

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