European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2019 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2019 (debate)
Valdis Dombrovskis,Vice-President of the Commission. – Madam President, thank you very much for this debate. We are now continuing as a dialogue with Member States and seek a common understanding of the challenges and policy actions to address them. We expect national reform programmes and stability or convergence programmes by mid-April and, as always, the Commission strongly encourages the close involvement of national parliaments, local authorities and social partners in the preparation of national reform programmes.
Based on this, we will present our country’s specific recommendations in a Spring European Semester cycle, so I’m looking forward to continued, constructive dialogue with you in the coming months.