La UE quiere incrementar las sanciones a los Estados miembros que incumplan el Pacto de Estabilidad

Las sanciones propuestas se aplicarían de forma automática y podrían consistir en multas en dinero. Lo podemos leer en iMarketWatch:

European policymakers meet in Brussels next week to debate new rules to rein in high debt and deficit levels across the bloc, against the backdrop of growing investor fears that Eurozone members Ireland and Portugal won't be able to manage their debt burdens alone.

The European Commission will push the region's finance ministers to accept new sanctions for states that break the European Union's fiscal rules. The sanctions would kick in automatically and could result in financial fines, people familiar with the proposals said.

The EU's current rules, set out in the Stability and Growth Pact, require EU member states to limit their budget deficits to below 3% of their gross domestic product and their debt levels to 60% of GDP.

A lackadaisical attitude towards enforcement, along with the impact of the financial crisis, led many countries to breach those limits. Greece was the worst offender, with a budget deficit last year more than quadruple the 3% limit.

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