In order to ensure closer coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of the economic performance of the Member States, the Council shall conduct multilateral surveillance as an integral part of the European Semester for economic policy coordination in accordance with the objectives and requirements set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Chun a áirithiú go ndéanfar comhordú níos dlúithe ar bheartais eacnamaíocha agus go mbeidh cóineasú marthanach ann ó thaobh fheidhmíocht eacnamaíoch na mBallstát, déanfaidh an Chomhairle faireachas iltaobhach mar dhlúthchuid den Seimeastar Eorpach um beartas eacnamaíoch a chomhordú, i gcomhréir leis na cuspóirí agus na ceanglais a leagtar amach sa Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE).