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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10074
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eu2020 strategy

European Council President proposes “economic government” with financial incentives for countries that play by rules and policy implementation under close supervision

Brussels, 09/02/2010 (Agence Europe) -European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called for “economic government” at European level to better coordinate member states' policies in order to boost growth and employment. His ideas, set out in a three-page paper, will inform the discussions among EU leaders who meet on Thursday 11 February to prepare the ground for a new EU economic strategy.

The recovery is still fragile and unemployment continues to rise,” Van Rompuy states in...

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