EU, 2011.01.13
The annual growth survey is the first step in a new system to help national governments more closely coordinate their responses to the EU's main economic challenges.
It is part of the new 'European semester', an annual six-month cycle during which governments benefit from the input of their peers at EU-level as they formulate their budgetary and economic policies. Working together on economic policy from the get-go will make it easier for EU countries to pursue shared targets and address common concerns.