Article 121 TFEU

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Article 121 TFEU is a provision of EU primary law that establishes the framework for coordinating the economic policies of Member States, including multilateral surveillance and the formulation of broad economic policy guidelines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
provision of EU primary law
aimsAt ensuring closer coordination of Member States’ economic policies
sustainable economic growth in the European Union
appliesTo all EU Member States
euro area Member States
basisFor Broad Economic Policy Guidelines NERFINISHED
EU multilateral economic surveillance procedure
Integrated Guidelines for economic and employment policies NERFINISHED
bindingNature legally binding on EU Member States
decisionMakingProcedure Council acting on a recommendation from the Commission
qualified majority voting in the Council
distinguishedFrom Article 126 TFEU on excessive deficits NERFINISHED
enables Council to address recommendations to Member States
Council to make public its recommendations in certain cases
enteredIntoForceWith Treaty of Lisbon NERFINISHED
establishes framework for economic policy coordination in the European Union
formsPartOf Title VIII TFEU NERFINISHED
geographicalScope European Union NERFINISHED
grantsPowerTo Council of the European Union to adopt broad economic policy guidelines
Council of the European Union to conduct multilateral surveillance
historicalPredecessor Article 99 EC Treaty NERFINISHED
implementedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
Economic and Financial Affairs Council NERFINISHED
Eurogroup NERFINISHED
European Commission NERFINISHED
involves consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee
consultation of the European Parliament
languageVersions all official languages of the European Union
legalBasisFor Council recommendations on national economic policies NERFINISHED
country-specific recommendations in the European Semester
legalSystem European Union law NERFINISHED
partOf Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
policyField economic policy coordination
macroeconomic surveillance
procedureType ordinary economic policy coordination procedure
providesFor formulation of broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union
multilateral surveillance of economic developments in Member States
regulates coordination of the economic policies of EU Member States
relatedTo Article 126 TFEU
European Semester NERFINISHED
Stability and Growth Pact NERFINISHED
economic governance of the European Union
requires Member States to regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern
regular reporting by Member States on their economic developments
subjectToInterpretationBy Court of Justice of the European Union NERFINISHED
titleHeading Economic and monetary policy
usedIn preventive arm of EU economic governance

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