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In-depth reviews

Information on aim and possible results of in-depth reviews (IDRs). In-depth review documents as from 2012.

The in-depth reviews (IDRs) are analytical documents by the Commission aimed at identifying and assessing the severity of macroeconomic imbalances. The annual Alert Mechanism Report (AMR) selects the countries for which an IDR is prepared by the Commission. IDRs can also be prepared in case of unexpected significant economic developments that require urgent analysis.

Aim of IDRs

IDRs aim to identify the nature and severity of macroeconomic imbalances in EU countries. In its analysis, the European Commission takes into account existing Council recommendations and policy commitments of the country concerned. Since 2015 IDRs have been incorporated in the European semester’s country reports.

Result of IDRs

The Commission Communication accompanying the Country Reports includes the IDR results, which may be as follows:

  • no imbalances
  • imbalances
  • excessive imbalances
  • excessive imbalances with corrective action

A process of “specific monitoring” is applied to EU Member States with imbalances or excessive imbalances, which is adapted to the degree and nature of their imbalances and involves an intensified dialogue with national authorities, as well as progress reports and policy recommendations in their annual Country-Specific Recommendations. Countries found to be experiencing ‘excessive imbalances with corrective action’ are liable to face the Excessive Imbalance Procedure.

2024 IDR's

25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for Cyprus
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(1.28 MB - PDF)
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25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for The Netherlands
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(1001.74 KB - PDF)
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25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for Romania
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(938.52 KB - PDF)
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25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for Slovakia
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(985.8 KB - PDF)
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25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for Spain
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(1005.05 KB - PDF)
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25 MARCH 2024
In-depth review for Sweden
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(818.69 KB - PDF)
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2023 IDRs

24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Cyprus
English
(1.05 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Czechia
English
(813.73 KB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Estonia
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(1011.7 KB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for France
English
(1.07 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Germany
English
(1.29 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Greece
English
(1.25 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Hungary
English
(1.67 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Italy
English
(1.25 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Latvia
English
(1.05 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Lithuania
English
(1.22 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Luxembourg
English
(1.28 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for The Netherlands
English
(1.04 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Portugal
English
(1.2 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Romania
English
(904.49 KB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Slovakia
English
(1.33 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Spain
English
(1.23 MB - PDF)
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24 MAY 2023
In-depth review for Sweden
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(1.03 MB - PDF)
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2022 IDRs

23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Croatia
English
(746.23 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Cyprus
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(912.12 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for France
English
(662.33 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Germany
English
(732.67 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Greece
English
(743.14 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Ireland
English
(645.08 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Italy
English
(583.25 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for The Netherlands
English
(710.3 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Portugal
English
(674.36 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Romania
English
(590.76 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Spain
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(851.53 KB - PDF)
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23 MAY 2022
In-depth review for Sweden
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(652.29 KB - PDF)
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2021 IDRs

2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Croatia
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(860.18 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Cyprus
English
(1.01 MB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for France
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(1.01 MB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Germany
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(870.72 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Greece
English
(988.17 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Ireland
English
(1.21 MB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Italy
English
(972.99 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Portugal
English
(892.15 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Romania
English
(729.84 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Spain
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(906.53 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for Sweden
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(902.99 KB - PDF)
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2 JUNE 2021
Economic policy coordination in 2021 and in-depth review annex for The Netherlands
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(890.55 KB - PDF)
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2020 country reports including IDRs

13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Bulgaria
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(557.66 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Croatia
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(474.74 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Cyprus
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(537.42 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - France
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(570.27 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Germany
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(550.3 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Greece
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(548.35 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Ireland
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(561.22 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Italy
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(563.23 KB - HTML)
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14 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Netherlands
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(557.65 KB - HTML)
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14 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Portugal
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(522.56 KB - HTML)
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14 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Romania
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(555.99 KB - HTML)
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13 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Spain
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(679.13 KB - HTML)
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14 FEBRUARY 2020
2020 European Semester: Country Report - Sweden
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(471.63 KB - HTML)
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2019 country reports including IDRs

27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Communication on Country Reports
English
(931.41 KB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Bulgaria
English
(1.79 MB - PDF)
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    (2.6 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Croatia
English
(1.8 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Cyprus
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(1.64 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - France
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(2.29 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Germany
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(1.83 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Ireland
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(1.89 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Italy
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(1.86 MB - PDF)
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28 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Netherlands
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(1.69 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Portugal
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(1.58 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Slovenia
English
(1.44 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Spain
English
(2.15 MB - PDF)
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27 FEBRUARY 2019
2019 European Semester: Country Report - Sweden
English
(1.6 MB - PDF)
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2018 country reports including IDRs

6 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Communication on Country Reports
English
(634.39 KB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Bulgaria
English
(1.56 MB - PDF)
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    (2.02 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Croatia
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(1.72 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Cyprus
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(1.53 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – France
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(1.49 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Germany
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(1.37 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Ireland
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(1.49 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Italy
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(1.43 MB - PDF)
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6 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Netherlands
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(1.54 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Portugal
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(1.34 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Slovenia
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(1.28 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Spain
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(1.95 MB - PDF)
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7 MARCH 2018
2018 European Semester: Country Report – Sweden
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(2.02 MB - PDF)
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2017 country reports including IDRs

22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Communication on Country Reports
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(433.63 KB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Bulgaria
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(1.26 MB - PDF)
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  • български
    (2.02 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Croatia
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(1.73 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Cyprus
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(1.27 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Finland
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(1.17 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – France
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(1.53 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Germany
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(1.21 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Ireland
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(1.36 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Italy
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(1.45 MB - PDF)
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7 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Netherlands
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(1.18 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Portugal
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(1.23 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Slovenia
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(1.38 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Spain
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(1.8 MB - PDF)
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22 FEBRUARY 2017
2017 European Semester: Country Report – Sweden
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(1.15 MB - PDF)
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2016 country reports including IDRs

22 FEBRUARY 2017
2016 European Semester: Communication on Country Reports
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(589.94 KB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Austria
English
(1.93 MB - PDF)
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9 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Belgium
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(1.33 MB - PDF)
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9 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Bulgaria
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(1.39 MB - PDF)
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    (1.95 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Croatia
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(1.63 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Cyprus
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(1.81 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Estonia
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(1.33 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Finland
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(1.14 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – France
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(1.86 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Germany
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(2.27 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Hungary
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(1.24 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Ireland
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(1.64 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Italy
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(1.42 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Netherlands
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(1.25 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Portugal
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(1.29 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Romania
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(1.35 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Slovenia
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(1.3 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Spain
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(2.02 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – Sweden
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(1.15 MB - PDF)
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10 NOVEMBER 2016
2016 European Semester: Country Report – United Kingdom
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(1.45 MB - PDF)
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