The proposal does not make provision for the evaluations of the fiscal council being made public in a timely manner. If the alarm is raised too late, it might be a case of trying to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
6  BIS central bankers’ speeches  What is more, the Commission has dropped the comply-or-explain approach outlined in the Five Presidents’ report, under which the Commission would have to explain itself whenever it deviated from the recommendations set out by the fiscal council. This does not bode well for the objective of a more depoliticised application of the rules.