The fiscal space of many member states is already highly constrained: three of the four largest EU countries have a public debt-to-GDP ratio exceeding 100 percent (Photo: Author)

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Ten economic traps for the EU to avoid in the next five years

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by Judith Arnal, Madrid,

We are now in the midst of the hearings of the members who, unless the European Parliament decides otherwise, will form the European Commission for the coming five years.

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Judith Arnal is a Spanish economist with the Real Instituto Elcano think-tank and the Centre for European Policy Studies.

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The fiscal space of many member states is already highly constrained: three of the four largest EU countries have a public debt-to-GDP ratio exceeding 100 percent (Photo: Author)