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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10462

29 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) ep/stability and growth pact
MEPs give go-ahead despite misgivings

Brussels, 14/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 28 September, the European Parliament gave the go-ahead to the agreement reached between EP representatives and the Polish Presidency on changes to the Stability and Growth Pact. The new rules will increase budget discipline by setting deadlines for the reduction of debt, but will not alter the Maastricht criteria - keeping deficits below 3% of GDP and debt at below 60% of GDP. The new rules introduce macroeconomic surveillance of both...

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