In the middle of the greatest health, social, and economic shock of our lifetimes, there has never been a more urgent time to reshape our economies.

The European Youth Forum has joined the call of a new coalition of more than 100 high-level academics, civil society organisations and public figures to urge EU leaders to reform current fiscal frameworks and build back better. 

A joint letter was sent on 15 February to presidents from the Eurogroup, European Commission and Council of the European Union, ahead of the Eurogroup meeting and the ECOFIN meeting.

The letter warns against the dire consequences of austerity measures after the Covid-19 crisis if fiscal frameworks are not reformed and makes three headline recommendations to do so. 

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