Fiscal Compact
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The Fiscal Compact is an intergovernmental treaty among EU member states that tightens budgetary rules and fiscal discipline to reinforce stability within the euro area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Compact canonical | 2 |
| European Fiscal Compact | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union treaty
ⓘ
intergovernmental treaty ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent excessive government deficits
ⓘ
reinforce stability within the euro area ⓘ strengthen fiscal discipline ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
European Union member states
ⓘ
euro area member states ⓘ |
| conditionForEntryIntoForce | ratification by at least 12 euro area member states ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2013-01-01 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
budgetary discipline
ⓘ
economic governance ⓘ fiscal stability ⓘ |
| hasNonSignatory |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatory |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalBasisType | intergovernmental agreement outside the EU Treaties ⓘ |
| linkedTo | European Stability Mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makesReferenceTo | European Court of Justice jurisdiction on fiscal rules implementation ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
European Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedDuring | European sovereign debt crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European Union economic governance framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
enhanced surveillance of national budgets
ⓘ
ex-ante coordination of economic policies ⓘ quasi-automatic sanctions for non-compliance ⓘ |
| region | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
automatic correction mechanisms for budgetary deviations
ⓘ
balanced budget rule in national legislation ⓘ introduction of a structural budget balance rule ⓘ national fiscal rules to be binding and permanent ⓘ preferably constitutional-level implementation of budget rules ⓘ |
| setsLimitOn |
structural general government deficit of 0.5% of GDP for most states
ⓘ
structural general government deficit of 1.0% of GDP for low-debt states ⓘ |
| shortName | TSCG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 2012-03-02 ⓘ |
| strengthens | Stability and Growth Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
European integration
ⓘ
macroeconomic policy ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
this entity surface form:
European Fiscal Compact