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Council Recommendation of 14 July 2015 on the 2015 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2015 Convergence Programme of Poland| Legal instrument | Recommendation |
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| Original proposal | COM(2015)270  |
| CELEX number i | 32015H0818(25) |
| Document | 14-07-2015; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 18-08-2015; OJ C 272 p. 91-93 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
18.8.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 272/91 |
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 14 July 2015
on the 2015 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2015 Convergence Programme of Poland
(2015/C 272/24)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 121(2) and 148(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the European Commission,
Having regard to the resolutions of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council,
Having regard to the opinion of the Employment Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the Social Protection Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic Policy Committee,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 26 March 2010, the European Council agreed to the Commission's proposal to launch a new strategy for growth and jobs, Europe 2020, based on enhanced coordination of economic policies. The strategy focuses on the key areas where action is needed to boost Europe's potential for sustainable growth and competitiveness. |
(2) |
On 14 July 2015, the Council, on the basis of the Commission's proposals, adopted a Recommendation on the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Union and, on 21 October 2010, it adopted a decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2). Together these form the ‘integrated guidelines’ which Member States were invited to take into account in their national economic and employment policies. |
(3) |
On 8 July 2014, the Council adopted a Recommendation (3) on Poland's National Reform Programme for 2014 and delivered its opinion on Poland's updated Convergence Programme for 2014. |
(4) |
On 28 November 2014, the Commission adopted the Annual Growth Survey, marking the start of the 2015 European Semester for economic policy coordination. On the same day, on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the Commission adopted the Alert Mechanism Report, in which Poland was not identified as one of the Member States for which an in-depth review would be carried out. |
(5) |
On 18 December 2014, the European Council endorsed the priorities for fostering investment, intensifying structural reforms and pursuing responsible growth-friendly fiscal consolidation. |
(6) |
On 26 February 2015, the Commission published its 2015 country report for Poland. This assessed Poland's progress in addressing the country-specific recommendations adopted on 8 July 2014. |
(7) |
On 29 April 2015, Poland submitted its 2015 National Reform Programme and on 30 April 2015 its 2015 Convergence Programme. In order to take account of their interlinkages, the two programmes have been assessed at the same time. |
(8) |
Poland is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact following the abrogation of the Excessive Deficit Procedure in June 2015 (5). In its 2015 Convergence Programme, the Government plans to gradually reduce the headline deficit from 3,2 % of GDP to 2,7 % of GDP in 2015 and further to 1,2 % of GDP in 2018. Based on the Commission's 2015 spring forecast, the excessive deficit can be considered to have been already corrected in 2014, one year ahead of the deadline, taking into account that the excess over the 3 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value is explained by the net budgetary cost of the systemic pension reform.... |
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