In a report published on Wednesday 3 July, the European Fiscal Board (EFB) recommends “a sizeable restrictive fiscal impulse” in 2025 at euro area level in light of the macroeconomic situation and the gradual implementation of the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact.
The EFB believes that this budgetary effort should be focused primarily on those member states with very high debt levels, citing “Belgium, Greece, Spain, France and Italy”. These countries should “seize the...