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Solving the Enforcement Dilemma of EU Fiscal Rules

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  • Paul Dermine
  • Larch Martin

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To ensure a smooth functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, the Stability and Growth Pact defines limits on national fiscal policies and encompasses the possibility to impose sanctions This short piece explores the much under-examined issue of enforcement of the EU fiscal rules In the ongoing reform debate, a more consistent recourse to financial sanctions under the Stability and Growth Pact is presented as a counterweight to more flexible and tailor-made rules At the same time, in light of past experience and in the absence of concrete changes to EU governance, many observers take a rather negative stance on the enforceability of EU fiscal rules We clarify a number of crucial concepts with the aim of debunking the politically appealing but risky view that in the EU imposing sanctions on sovereigns is nearly impossible
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  • Paul Dermine & Larch Martin, 2023. "Solving the Enforcement Dilemma of EU Fiscal Rules," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/368518, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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