Spillover Effects From Next Generation EU

Abstract In July 2020, the European Commission announced its €750 billion package to revive the postpandemic European economy, Next Generation EU. The programme comprises a number of loans and grants that will be funded by taking out European debt. Although the rules on liability sharing for Next Ge...

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Main Author: Oliver Picek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2020-10-01
Series:Intereconomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-020-0923-z
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Summary:Abstract In July 2020, the European Commission announced its €750 billion package to revive the postpandemic European economy, Next Generation EU. The programme comprises a number of loans and grants that will be funded by taking out European debt. Although the rules on liability sharing for Next Generation EU prevent a significant mutualisation of the debt, European leaders have taken the long-recognised significant first step towards European financial and political unification that stands in stark contrast to the misguided austerity programmes during the European sovereign debt crisis.
ISSN:0020-5346
1613-964X