Priorities of Malta EU Council Presidency Published

The EU Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has published a briefing paper on the priorities of the ECOFIN Council under the Maltese presidency, which begin 1 January 2017. The priorities are set out as follows:

The Maltese Presidency will:

• Carry forward the cycle of economic policy coordination in line with the revamped European Semester, including achieving a political agreement on the Structural Reform Support Programme Regulation;
• Discuss the future architecture …