Stability and Growth Pact | The European Conservative

Would Europe Survive Without the Euro?

Sven R. Larson December 12, 2025

In the wake of Elon Musk’s suggestion that the EU should be abolished, it is relevant to ask what would happen to the European economy if the currency union no longer existed.

If Musk Got His Way: The Economic Realities of a Europe Without the EU

Sven R. Larson December 10, 2025

As part of his spat with the EU bureaucracy, the X owner has called for the abolition of the EU. What if his wish was somehow granted?

Belgium in Fiscal Peril: Expect a Winter of Austerity

Sven R. Larson November 7, 2025

In a pattern eerily similar to other EU states, the Belgian government stands and falls with its own inability to balance its finances. The price will be paid by taxpayers.

Hungarian flag left of increasingly larger staples with arrow above them pointing up, on the right, two piles of gold coins, one on the bigger pile is facing viewer and has the Hungarian crest

Hungary’s Strong Economy Eases EU Deficit Concerns

Sven R. Larson June 14, 2025

The EU Commission has decided to terminate its deficit procedures against Budapest. If there is one economy in Europe that does not need EU oversight, it is Hungary.

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Bulgaria Has Good Reasons To Say No to the Euro

Sven R. Larson June 4, 2025

Citizens’ needs won’t be a priority once national leaders are beholden to their fiscal overlords in Brussels and Frankfurt.

France: Europe’s Next Fiscal Flashpoint

Sven R. Larson October 1, 2024

Anyone looking for a parody of fiscal policy needs to look no further than France. The French government has been in breach of the EU’s

Euros & Dollars: EU’s Weird Choice of Fiscal Villains

Sven R. Larson June 21, 2024

How did the EU Commission choose what states to target? There is no real reason for Hungary and Malta to be on the same list as France, and for Greece to not be on the list.

EU To Launch Deficit Procedures Against Seven Countries

Zoltán Kottász June 19, 2024

The timing of the decision raises questions in France.

Euros & Dollars: EU Points Fiscal Finger at France

Sven R. Larson June 19, 2024

The EU Commission wants to punish France for fiscal recklessness. But the EU is full of budget violators, so why France—and why now?

Euros & Dollars: EU Puts Italy in Its Fiscal Crosshairs

Sven R. Larson April 9, 2024

The European Commission has plans to go after Italy for its excessive budget deficit. There is no real reason for them to do this, and the timing is very bad.

Tag: Stability and Growth Pact

Would Europe Survive Without the Euro?

If Musk Got His Way: The Economic Realities of a Europe Without the EU

Belgium in Fiscal Peril: Expect a Winter of Austerity

Hungary’s Strong Economy Eases EU Deficit Concerns

Bulgaria Has Good Reasons To Say No to the Euro

France: Europe’s Next Fiscal Flashpoint

Euros & Dollars: EU’s Weird Choice of Fiscal Villains

EU To Launch Deficit Procedures Against Seven Countries

Euros & Dollars: EU Points Fiscal Finger at France

Euros & Dollars: EU Puts Italy in Its Fiscal Crosshairs

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