The European Commission will next Friday (3 May) unveil its latest forecast for economic growth and employment in EU countries.
A number of member states - chief among them France and Spain - are struggling to live up to EU obligations to cut debt as their economies tank.
The commission figures will underpin its country-specific financial recommendations due at the end of May.
Earlier in the week on Monday, the commission's "task force" on Greece - a group of 50-or-so exp...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.