LibGuides: Economic and financial affairs: EU Publications

In the Council

Economic and Financial Affairs Council configuration (Ecofin)
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) is responsible for EU policy in three main areas: economic policy, taxation issues and the regulation of financial services.
Eurogroup
The Eurogroup is an informal body where the ministers of the euro area member states discuss matters relating to their shared responsibilities related to the euro.
Economy and finance
This page gives an overview of the latest and upcoming meetings, press releases and policies related to the work of the Council and the European Council in the area of economy and finance.
Euro area
This page gives an overview of the latest and upcoming meetings, press releases and policies related to the work of the Council and the European Council in the euro area.
Press releases and statements (including Council conclusions)
Publication Date: 2021
Press releases and statements on economic affairs and taxation.

Recent EU publications

Eurostatistics. Data for short-term economic analysis by Eurostat
Publication Date: 2021
Eurostatistics — Data for short-term economic analysis — shows the evolution of the economic activity in the European Union, euro area and Member States. This monthly review gives a synthetic picture of the macroeconomic situation in the recent past. It is based on Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs), complemented by some business cycle indicators.
Economic Bulletin. Issue 5/2020 by European Central Bank
Publication Date: 2021
Update on latest economic and monetary developments by the European Central Bank
Introduction to the fiscal framework of the EU : the Maastricht treaty, the treaty on stability, coordination and governance in the economic and monetary Union, and the stability and growth pact by Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (European Parliament)
Publication Date: 2021
Almost 30 years ago, the Maastricht Treaty laid the basis for economic and monetary union (EMU). Its fiscal provisions have been further developed by subsequent primary and secondary legislation –in particular, the Stability and Growth Pact with its preventive and corrective arms, and the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in EMU. These instruments together constitute the fiscal framework of the European Union. In early 2020, the European Commission launched a review of the EU's economic governance, seeking in particular to establish how effective the surveillance provisions have been in achieving their objectives.
Economic and budgetary outlook for the European Union 2021 by Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (European Parliament)
Publication Date: 2021
This study, the fifth in an annual series, provides an overview of the economic and budgetary situation in the EU and beyond, and summarises the main economic indicators in the EU and euro area and their two-year trends. It also explains the annual EU budget, provides an overview of its headings for 2021, and sets out the wider budgetary framework – the post-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument.

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Summaries of EU legislation

Economic and monetary affairs
Economic and monetary union (EMU) refers to the close coordination of the economic policies of the Member States at European level, with 18 European Union (EU) countries having gone further in adopting the euro as their currency. Under this policy, Member States are committed to avoid excessive budget deficits (‘Stability and Growth Pact’). The relevant background to EMU can be found in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Title VIII on economic and monetary policy).
In response to the 2008 sovereign debt crisis, economic and fiscal governance across the EU has been substantially reinforced, particularly in the euro area

Fact Sheets on the European Union

"The single market is the EU’s greatest achievement. With former customs barriers now dismantled, people, goods, services and capital can now move freely throughout Europe. To bring this into being, EU legislators have adopted hundreds of laws to remove technical, regulatory and legal barriers within the Union. To complement the single market, the European Union has developed a set of policies which have a profound influence on the lives of its citizens and businesses. The environment, health, consumer rights, competition, taxation, energy, industry, research and social policies are all areas in which the Union has its say. Economic and monetary union (EMU) means greater coordination of the Member States’ economic and monetary policies at European level and a commitment to avoid excessive budgetary deficits."
Consult the comprehensive Fact sheets on the webpage "Economic and monetary union, taxation and competition policies"

Economic and financial affairs: EU Publications