# Official Journal C 299/2016

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 299 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5918 August 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 299

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5918 August 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | Council |
| 2016/C 299/01 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Italy and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Italy | 1 |
| 2016/C 299/02 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Spain and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Spain | 7 |
| 2016/C 299/03 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the United Kingdom and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of the United Kingdom | 12 |
| 2016/C 299/04 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Poland | 15 |
| 2016/C 299/05 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Germany and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Germany | 19 |
| 2016/C 299/06 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the Czech Republic and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of the Czech Republic | 23 |
| 2016/C 299/07 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Cyprus and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Cyprus | 27 |
| 2016/C 299/08 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Bulgaria and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Bulgaria | 32 |
| 2016/C 299/09 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Belgium and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Belgium | 36 |
| 2016/C 299/10 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the Netherlands and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of the Netherlands | 41 |
| 2016/C 299/11 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Estonia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Estonia | 45 |
| 2016/C 299/12 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Hungary and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Hungary | 49 |
| 2016/C 299/13 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Sweden and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Sweden | 53 |
| 2016/C 299/14 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Austria and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Austria | 57 |
| 2016/C 299/15 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Slovakia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Slovakia | 61 |
| 2016/C 299/16 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Ireland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Ireland | 65 |
| 2016/C 299/17 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Lithuania and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Lithuania | 69 |
| 2016/C 299/18 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Romania and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Romania | 73 |
| 2016/C 299/19 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Finland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Finland | 79 |
| 2016/C 299/20 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Latvia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Latvia | 83 |
| 2016/C 299/21 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Denmark and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Denmark | 87 |
| 2016/C 299/22 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Slovenia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Slovenia | 90 |
| 2016/C 299/23 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Croatia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Croatia | 96 |
| 2016/C 299/24 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Luxembourg and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Luxembourg | 101 |
| 2016/C 299/25 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Malta and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Malta | 105 |
| 2016/C 299/26 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Portugal and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Portugal | 109 |
| 2016/C 299/27 | Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of France and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of France | 114 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

Council

2016/C 299/01

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Italy and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Italy

1

2016/C 299/02

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Spain and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Spain

7

2016/C 299/03

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the United Kingdom and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of the United Kingdom

12

2016/C 299/04

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Poland

15

2016/C 299/05

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Germany and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Germany

19

2016/C 299/06

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the Czech Republic and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of the Czech Republic

23

2016/C 299/07

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Cyprus and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Cyprus

27

2016/C 299/08

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Bulgaria and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Bulgaria

32

2016/C 299/09

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Belgium and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Belgium

36

2016/C 299/10

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of the Netherlands and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of the Netherlands

41

2016/C 299/11

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Estonia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Estonia

45

2016/C 299/12

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Hungary and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Hungary

49

2016/C 299/13

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Sweden and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Sweden

53

2016/C 299/14

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Austria and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Austria

57

2016/C 299/15

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Slovakia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Slovakia

61

2016/C 299/16

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Ireland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Ireland

65

2016/C 299/17

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Lithuania and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Lithuania

69

2016/C 299/18

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Romania and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Romania

73

2016/C 299/19

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Finland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Finland

79

2016/C 299/20

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Latvia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Latvia

83

2016/C 299/21

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Denmark and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Denmark

87

2016/C 299/22

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Slovenia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Slovenia

90

2016/C 299/23

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Croatia and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Convergence Programme of Croatia

96

2016/C 299/24

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Luxembourg and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Luxembourg

101

2016/C 299/25

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Malta and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Malta

105

2016/C 299/26

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of Portugal and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of Portugal

109

2016/C 299/27

Council Recommendation of 12 July 2016 on the 2016 National Reform Programme of France and delivering a Council opinion on the 2016 Stability Programme of France

114

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