The answer, tacked on in the late 1990s to the Maastricht criteria, was a "stability and growth pact" to reinforce responsible public finances within the euro area.

答案是90年代末草草增加到马约里的“稳定和增长条约”，该条约旨在增强欧元区各国公共财政的责任意识。

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But much more is needed than the fragile discipline imposed by the Maastricht treaty and by the stability pact, such as binding constraints on budget laws of member states and institutions able to enforce them.

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These were the pressures behind the Maastricht criteria and, later, the stability pact (see article).

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