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The Commission has set out a Roadmap and a number of initiatives for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), including concrete steps to be taken over the next 18 months.
European Semester 2018
Public consultation on post-trade in a Capital Market Union: dismantling barriers and strategy for the future. Deadline: 3 November
Public consultation on post-trade in a Capital Market Union: dismantling barriers and strategy for the future. Deadline 15 November
Public consultation on the prevention and amicable resolution of disputes between investors and public authorities within the single market. Deadline: 3 November
Public consultation on the prevention and amicable resolution of disputes between investors and public authorities within the single market. Deadline 3 November
Public consultation on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU. Deadline: 30 October
Public consultation on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU. Deadline 30 October
Targeted consultation on the draft Guidance on Public Procurement of Innovation. Deadline 2 January 2018
Agenda
Public consultation on the draft addendum to the ECB Guidance to banks on non-performing loans. Deadline 8 December
Public consultation on post-trade in a Capital Market Union: dismantling barriers and strategy for the future. Deadline 15 November
Public consultation on the prevention and amicable resolution of disputes between investors and public authorities within the single market. Deadline 3 November
Public consultation on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU. Deadline 30 October
Draft budgetary plans: putting recommendations into practice
At the end of the second quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area stood at 89.1%, compared with 89.2% at the end of the first quarter of 2017. In the EU, the ratio also decreased, from 83.6% to 83.4%.
The Commission, on behalf of the EU, has approved the disbursement of a EUR 100 million loan to Jordan under its Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme.
Staff from the European Commission, in liaison with staff from the European Central Bank, carried out the eighth post-programme surveillance visit to Spain on 16-18 October 2017.
The Investment Plan for Europe - the Juncker Plan - is now expected to trigger EUR 240.9 billion in investments, or just over three-quarters of the EUR 315 billion target, based on operations approved under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) of EUR 47.4 billion.