We all know that, at the end of the Nineties and the beginning of this decade, not all the Member States took advantage of the good state of their economy, of the good stage they were at in the economic cycle, to consolidate their public finances sufficiently, which means that at times of economic difficulty they are not able, or find it very difficult, to obey the 3% rule.
Su tutti questi aspetti – questi primi tre gruppi di idee – come ha detto il Presidente in carica del Consiglio Zalm, vi è stata quasi immediatamente un’ accoglienza favorevole da parte del Consiglio.