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Committee
on
Economic and
Monetary
Affairs
The Chairwoman
To the Chai¡ of the Committee concemçd
Dear Colleague,
Subject:
.I¡vitation for
the
first
inte4rarliamentary
committee debate
on
the
European
Semester
for
economic
coordination
The
European
Parliaoent's
Economic
aûd
Monetary
Affai¡s
Committee
(ECON)
is
organisíng
an
interparliamrentary
comnittee meeting
with
national
parliaments
to take
place
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Tuesday 15
March
2011
fiom
9.00
to
12.30
in
the
European Parliament's
premises
in
B¡ussels.
The
meeting
..
be
the
;
first
interparliamentary
committee
debate
in
the European
Pa¡liament
on
the
European Semester decided
by
the
Ecofin
Council on
7
September'.
It
wiil
focus on
the majo¡
political
economic
priorities
ofthe
European
Semester, on tbe
one
land,
and
oa
the
role of
the national parÏaments
and
the
European
Parliament
in
the
Semester,
on
the
other
hand-
will
The
Er.nopean Semester
is
meant
üo
be
the period every
year
during which the
Member
Stafes'
budgetàry
and
structu¡al
policies
will
be
reviewed
to
dctect any inconsistencies and
emerging imbalances.
The
aim
is
to rei¡fo¡ce
coordination
wbile
major
budgetary decisions
are
still
under
pieparation
The European Parliament believes
rhar
the
national parliaments
and the
Eu¡opø.n
Pa¡liament
itself
must
be
i¡volved ia
st¡ch a
strategic
debate and
intends
to
Ilake
sure
tåat
the
Council
and
the
Commission.are
held
accountable
in
the
cor:rsè
of
the
European
Semeste¡. The
Members
of
Íhe
ECON
Comnittee
have
e4pressed
the
wish
to
develop
a
fruitfif
coopeÉtioÌr
with
national
parliaments
in
this
respec! namely
by
organising
an
inærparliamentary
committee meeting
in March
2011 on
the subject.
:
The
contribution
from
your
national Parliament
is
therefore
highty
awaite.d.
As
you
undersland,
tle
stakes are
bigh
if
the event
is
to
be
a
success and
to bêcome
an
essential
part
ofthe
European
Se¡nester.
I
would
therefo¡e
like
to
stress
that
a
highJdvel participæion
from
your
Parliament
would
be
wa.mly
welcomed
by
the
ECON
Comnittee,
nameþ
your
own
particþæion
as
the
Chair
of the Commitæe concemed.
For fi:rth¿¡
i¡rfo¡matior,
please
see
the
Couacil's
Press
Release
on
bnó://www.co¡silium.eu¡opa-eu,/uedocs/cms dara/docVpressdâø./en/ecofin/l I6306,pdf
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