# Semester, European semester (semester from Latin semestris = sixmonthly)

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## Definition

Procedure applied for the first time by the European Commission in 2014, in which - close monitoring of the financial and economic policies of each member country is carried out and, on the basis of this, - economic policy recommendations are made; specific deadlines apply to their implementation. The aim of the European Semester is to clearly identify imbalances endangering EMU and to counteract them at an early stage. - See deficit ratio, European Ministry of Finance, budget deficit, budget advance vote, European, default, debt ratio, government, solidarity, financial, governance framework, debt ratio, public, economic policy, European, economic governance, European, Stability and Growth Pact, two-package. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin, March 2014, pp. 90 ff. (detailed presentation; overviews). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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