Article 19 Reports

By 1 January 2014, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Regulation, accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal to amend this Regulation. The Commission shall make that report public.

The reports referred to in the first subparagraph shall evaluate, inter alia:

1. (a)

   the effectiveness of this Regulation;

2. (b)

   progress in ensuring closer coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of economic performance of the Member States in accordance with the TFEU;

3. (c)

   the contribution of this Regulation to the achievement of the Union’s strategy for growth and jobs.