Europe | Governance and fiscal sustainability in the EU

Summary

The COVID has been a great challenge, forcing to approve unprecedented measures. In Europe, monetary and fiscal stimuli prevented further economic drop but at the same time public accounts were hit. A clear budgetary plan and a suitable fiscal framework will be crucial to guarantee the sustainability of public finances.

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• Key points:
• In 2020, the European authorities approved a broad set of fiscal and monetary stimuli to face the crisis and prevent further economic drop.
• The huge fiscal support, although necessary, had a high budgetary cost and exacerbated the challenge of public finances sustainability in the most indebted countries.
• As soon as the economic recovery allows it, the countries should apply a clear medium-long term budgetary strategy.
• European fiscal rules should be revised to help countries achieve the maximum fiscal benefit.
• Fiscal governance will be key to reach a medium-term budgetary balance.

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