To restore sustainable growth, it said in an extraordinary footnote to its policy changes this week, it is essential to reform the financial system, the economy and industry.

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On Wednesday the European Commission unveiled major proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to end the system of catch quotas that encourages fishermen to dump fish back into the sea.

BBC: Government welcomes EU fisheries reform

If passed, this will be the most important piece of social policy since the Social Security Act in the 1930s, and the most important reform of our health care system since Medicare passed in the 1960s.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on Senate Passage of Health Reform