Spring 2010 orientation debate on budgetary policies: Orientations for fiscal policies in euro area Member States

On 7 June, Eurogroup Ministers assessed recent budgetary developments in euro area Member States and their implications for the euro area as a whole, with a view to providing orientations towards the formulation of government budgets for 2011.
After an unprecedented recession, the euro area recovery is expected to be gradual in view of the still weak private demand and ongoing restructuring in the financial sector. The outlook is also surrounded by exceptional uncertainty and characterised by a differentiation in the speed of the recovery between countries, reflecting differences in adjustment challenges.
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