{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Improof","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.improof.lu\/de\/","author_name":"Nermin Plavsic","author_url":"https:\/\/www.improof.lu\/de\/articles\/author\/nermin-plavsic\/","title":"Europe needs new and better fiscal policy rules","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P4Qr6KaHSq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.improof.lu\/de\/articles\/europe-needs-new-and-better-fiscal-policy-rules\/\">Europe needs new and better fiscal policy rules<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.improof.lu\/de\/articles\/europe-needs-new-and-better-fiscal-policy-rules\/embed\/#?secret=P4Qr6KaHSq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Europe needs new and better fiscal policy rules&#8221; &#8212; Improof\" data-secret=\"P4Qr6KaHSq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Existential challenges, in combination with the shocking U-turn in US security and global trade policy, are a strong reminder of the fact that the Maastricht fiscal policy framework is not fit for duty. At the same time, the fiscal policy turnaround in Germany offers the opportunity to fundamentally review the European framework and widen the concept of sustainability itself. Targeting public debt rates that are stable over the medium term would free policy from the Maastricht fiscal straightjacket and deliver the fiscal headroom for a public investment shock that Europe urgently needs.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.improof.lu\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/europe-1024x574.png"}