20/06/2012 Caibidlíocht an AE faoin gcreat airgeadais ilbhliantúil (CAI) I mí Iúil 2011, chuir institiúidí an AE tús le céim nua sa chaibidlíocht faoin gcreat airgeadais (CAI). Sainmhíneofar sa chéad CAI eile tosaíochtaí buiséadacha an AE do na blianta 2014-2020. Táthar ag súil go dtabharfar an chaibidlíocht chun críche go luath sa bhliain 2013. Bheifí ina ann an CAI nua a thabhairt i bhfeidhm in 2014, dá bharr sin, tar éis an reachtaíocht ábhartha a ghlacadh.
06/04/2012 The European Semester On 17 June 2010, the European Council adopted the Europe 2020 Strategy which provides a framework to put the European economies on the path to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It also agreed on the introduction of the European Semester, an EU level policy coordination tool which is part of a broader EU aim to strengthen economic governance