Brussels, 20/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European summit toned down its plans, by postponing until October 2014 agreement on contractual arrangements between member states and Brussels on the introduction of reforms in return for financial aid.
The structure of the contracts, known as “partnerships for growth, jobs and competitiveness”, is starting to firm up, but the summit in Brussels on Thursday 19 December was simply a staging point rather than the great leap forward demanded by...