16/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - Commission and ECB want policy momentum to be kept ups. On Monday 16 December, the European Commission and European Central Bank sent a message to the Spanish government: “Following progress during 2013, the policy momentum needs to be maintained to finalise ongoing and planned reforms - amongst which are the delayed law on professional services and associations, reforms of public administration, further strengthening of labour market policies, eliminating the electricity tariff deficit and the forthcoming review of the tax system - and to ensure effective implementation of all reforms.” The two institutions gave a positive assessment of implementation of the aid programme, which Spain is due to quit on 23 January 2014, following hot on the heels of Ireland. EUROPE will be returning to this. (EL/transl.fl)