The EU can improve the political sustainability of Next Generation EU by making it a long-term structure
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| Publication date | 04-11-2020 |
| Publisher | VoxEU |
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| Abstract | Concerns about a populist, Eurosceptic backlash have long been an obstacle to the fiscal integration of the EU. This column uses a new survey fielded in five countries – France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain – to measure the validity of those concerns. The results suggest that support for a joint European fiscal instrument is high; that the pandemic recovery plan agreed under ‘Next Generation EU’ is a well-tailored instrument; and that making the recovery fund permanent would provide a path to political sustainability and garner widespread support among European citizens. |
| Document type | Web publication or website |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://voxeu.org/article/improving-political-sustainability-next-generation-eu |
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