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Fiscal surveillance in Denmark

This page gives an overview of fiscal surveillance in Denmark in the context of the EU economic governance framework.

On this page you find documents related to the EU fiscal surveillance in Denmark, including 

  • its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan that sets out the country’s commitment to ceilings for net expenditure as well as priority public investments and reforms and the Commission assessment and Council endorsement of the plan.
  • annual progress reports in which the country reports on the implementation of its national medium-term fiscal-structural plan.
  • documents related to the excessive deficit procedure (EDP).

Medium-term fiscal-structural plans

  • 8 JULY 2025
Council Recommendation allowing Denmark to deviate from the maximum growth rates of net expenditure
  • 4 JUNE 2025
Recommendation on activating the national escape clause - Denmark
  • 21 JANUARY 2025
Council recommendation endorsing the national medium-term fiscal-structural plan of Denmark
  • 26 NOVEMBER 2024
Commission assessment of Denmark's medium-term fiscal-structural plan
  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2024
National medium-term fiscal-structural plan Denmark
  • 21 JUNE 2024
Commission prior guidance - Denmark
  • 21 JUNE 2024
Commission prior guidance calculation sheet – Denmark

Annual Progress Reports

Each year by 30 April, Member States have to present an Annual Progress Report on the implementation of their national medium-term fiscal-structural plan. These reports facilitate the effective monitoring and enforcement of the implementation of the maximum growth rates of net expenditure set by the Council and the reform and investment commitments made by Member States in their national medium-term fiscal-structural plans. 

See Denmark’s annual progress reports

Excessive Deficit Procedure

Denmark is subject to an Excessive Deficit Procedure.

Documents related to the excessive deficit procedure for Denmark

Assessments of Denmark's convergence programme (archive)

As it was formerly required by the Stability and Growth Pact, each spring Austria submitted a stability programme which presented an update of the medium-term fiscal strategy.

Based on an assessment by the Commission prepared by DG ECFIN, the Council adopted an opinion on the programme and country-specific recommendations in the scope of the European Semester.