To begin with, we would like to comment that the present drafts have little in common with a basically desirable positive coordination of economic policy at European level between institutions, social partners and civil society players. Instead they aim to expand negative coordination (sanctioning of certain national deviation) even though this so far has not been very successful. Furthermore it is giving us cause for concern in terms of democratic policy. <br /><br />From the point of view of the AK, economic governance in Europe must at least be able to cope with the following questions: <br />