"Europe as an Economic Entity"

HC Deb 06 December 1999 vol 340 c447W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will deposit in the Library a copy of the Commission report, "Europe as an economic entity"; and if he will make a statement on policy thereto. [101027]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The 1996 Commission report "The mutually beneficial effects of greater co-ordination of economic and structural policies (Europe as an economic entity)" presented a study of the employment history of the EU. The report highlighted the importance of the European single market for growth and employment across Europe and underlined the need for further structural reforms to Europe's product and labour markets. A copy of the report has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.