European Commission - European Semester: The Autumn Package explained

European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - European Semester: The Autumn Package explained

What does today's package include?

The Autumn package represents the beginning of the 2019 European Semester cycle of economic and social policy coordination. 

Today, the Commission presents: 

• The 2019 Annual Growth Survey 

• The 2019 Alert Mechanism Report  

• The 2019 draft Joint Employment Report 

• The Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area in 2019   

• Opinions on the euro area Member States' 2019 Draft Budgetary Plans and a Chapeau Communication providing an overview of the assessment 

• A number of steps under the Stability and Growth Pact 

• The first Enhanced Surveillance Report for Greece