Brussels, 25/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 29 June, the European Council will endorse the European Commission's recommendations on national stability and reform programmes under the European semester, now that the ECOFIN Council has given the go-ahead. In a draft conclusions document dated Monday 25 June, it asks member states to apply the recommendations that they focus on budget consolidation conducive to growth (priority investment and affordable pension systems); bank restructuring so banks can finance the real economy; growth stimulus (dealing with deep macroeconomic imbalances and pursuing structural reforms); tackling unemployment and the social impact of the crisis (providing support for getting young people into work); and updating the civil service. (MB/transl.fl)