President Juncker recalled that Heads of State or Government had given their full backing to the current political priorities pursued by the Commission and called for speeding up their delivery.

15. Understands the BIS’s warnings about too long a period of accommodative monetary policy; follows with interest the discussions in most major central banks on the best timetable to wind down their loose monetary policies; notes that, amongst others, the Federal Reserve Board intends to depart from the present policies as soon as possible; understands that the ECB will maintain an accommodative policy stance as long as the banking sector is not fully stabilised, and spill-overs into the public sector remain a threat, a policy made possible by the low inflation rates expected over the medium term;

I am also pleased that the Members support the Presidency’s view that, to obtain a Treaty, it is also necessary to take advantage of the current political situation, the current political climate, the current political convergence, so as to transform the mandate into a Treaty as quickly as possible.

Does the Commission propose to change its current policy of discriminating against job applicants aged 45 and over in the light of the European Ombudsman's current investigation into whether such age discrimination amounts to maladministration.

Does the Commission propose to change its current policy of discriminating against job applicants aged 45 and over in the light of the European Ombudsman's current investigation into whether such age discrimination amounts to maladministration.

Within the present policy framework, the adoption of the employment guidelines precedes the adoption of the broad guidelines for economic policy (BEG) for the year.