Recommendation for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive deficit in Austria

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Recommendation for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION Brussels, 23.6.2025 COM(2025) 343 final with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive deficit in Austria Recommendation for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive deficit in Austria THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 126(7) thereof, Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) According to Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits. (2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound and sustainable government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong, sustainable and inclusive growth underpinned by financial stability, thereby supporting the achievement of the Union’s objectives for sustainable growth and employment. (3) On [DATE] 2025, the Council decided, in accordance with Article 126(6) TFEU, that an excessive deficit existed in Austria due to non-compliance with the deficit criterion. (4) Article 126(7) TFEU and Article 3(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/971 require the Council to adopt a recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned with a view to bringing the situation of excessive deficit to an end...