The Report of The Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment

We expect that the government deficit targets announced in the Stability Programmes will be met at the Euro Area level in 2006, with the aggregate deficit amounting to 2.4 per cent of GDP. Among the countries running deficits of at least 3 per cent of GDP in 2005, we expect the deficit targets in the Stability Programmes to be met in Germany and France this year and next year. This will not be the case however for Greece, Italy and Portugal. Although the aggregate Euro Area government deficit will fall to 2.2 per cent of GDP in 2007, this...