Recital (3)

The Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of those instruments, the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (the Employment Guidelines) set out in the Annex to Council Decision (EU) 2024/3134, together with the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184, form the Integrated Guidelines. The Employment Guidelines are to guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States. The resulting set of coordinated Union and national policies and reforms constitutes an appropriate overall sustainable economic, employment and social policy mix, which should achieve positive spill-over effects for labour markets and society at large, strengthen economic and social resilience, and effectively respond to medium- and longer-term challenges, including the need to strengthen competitiveness, uncertainty about global trade policies, as well as effects related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the broader geopolitical context.