Financial crisis

In reaction to the 2008 financial and economic crisis, initiatives for enhanced EU macro-economic, budgetary and structural surveillance have gained momentum since the beginning of 2010.

For further information see:

• Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• Economic governance
• DG Economic and Financial Affairs
• DG Competition

Further information on international reactions to the crisis is notably available on the following websites:

• the Group of Twenty (G-20);
• the Financial Stability Board (FSB)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)