Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure

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The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure is an EU framework for monitoring, preventing, and correcting harmful macroeconomic trends—such as excessive debt, housing bubbles, or competitiveness losses—in member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union policy framework
economic governance mechanism
aimsTo correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances
monitor macroeconomic developments in EU member states
prevent harmful macroeconomic imbalances
appliesTo European Union member states
coexistsWith Stability and Growth Pact
complements Stability and Growth Pact
focusesOn cost competitiveness indicators
credit growth
current account imbalances
excessive debt
external debt developments
house price dynamics
housing market imbalances
loss of competitiveness
private sector debt
public sector debt
unemployment dynamics
implementedBy European Commission
integratedInto European Semester
introducedAsPartOf EU economic governance reform package
introducedInContextOf post-2008 financial crisis reforms
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
mayLeadTo corrective recommendations
excessive imbalance procedure
preventive recommendations
sanctions for euro area member states
monitors external macroeconomic imbalances
internal macroeconomic imbalances
objective reduce risk of financial crises in the European Union
safeguard economic stability in the European Union
support sustainable growth in the European Union
overseenBy Council of the European Union
partOf EU economic governance framework
surface form: European Union economic governance framework
policyArea economic policy coordination in the European Union
macroeconomic surveillance
policyType corrective arm
preventive arm
targetGroup euro area member states
non-euro area EU member states
typeOfImbalanceAddressed excessive current account deficits
excessive current account surpluses
high external indebtedness
loss of export market shares
rapid house price increases
usesInstrument in-depth reviews of member states
scoreboard of economic indicators

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European Union economic and monetary union hasComponent Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure
European Semester basedOn Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure
EU economic governance framework includesComponent Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure