Under the reformed Stability and Growth Pact, with its greater emphasis on the "preventive side", governments were supposed to build up their reserves in the good times.
Šajā sakarā deputāti atzinīgi vērtē Polijas un Zviedrijas kopīgo iniciatīvu un atjaunoto Barselonas procesu "Eiropas un Vidusjūras reģiona savienība".