As Europe’s fiscal union marches on, it is time for thecentre-left to debate what it can do to make the eurozonemore progressiveBlo g

While the EU edges ever closer to fiscal federalism, it still lacks a federal budget, which would be able to assist areas of the eurozone that are in economic difficulty. Dan Corry argues that in the absence of a eurozone-wide federal budget, Europe’s centre left must begin to consider and debate measures that would help struggling regions, such as more progressive taxes and an EU-wide unemployment benefit scheme.