Calls for flexibility as EU’s economic governance discussed

There were calls for flexibility but also for a clear set of rules as the Finance Ministry and the European Commission Representation in Slovenia hosted a high-profile event to discuss efforts for the EU's new economic governance framework at Brdo pri Kranju on 9 March.

The event, attended by European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, among other high-ranking officials, heard EU member states might reach an agreement on the economic governance at the summit next week. The European Commission could follow up with concrete legislative...