How the public evaluates enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact

The EU responded to the Eurozone crisis by recommitting to the Stability and Growth Pact – the Eurozone’s legal limit on the size of member states’ deficits and debts. But when do EU citizens support enforcement of these limits, and do patterns in public opinion make enforcement more or less likely? Drawing on new research, Joshua Fjelstul explains how EU citizens evaluate the policy of enforcement through the lens of their political commitment to the euro, and how patterns in public support make enforcement less likely.