Hardiman, NiamhNiamhHardimanRegan, AidanAidanRegan2013-04-032014-02-012013, Spri2013-01Intereconomicshttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/4222Since the onset of the sovereign debt crisis, the crisis-stricken countries in Europe have been pushed to take drastic steps to consolidate their finances and reduce their budget deficits. Despite strong public opposition and largely damaging short-run effects, the countries have undertaken many of the internationally recommended/mandated reforms and spending cuts. In this Forum, authors from Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal report on the fiscal consolidation achieved in their respective countries — and the sacrifices that have made it possible. Furthermore, the authors detail what remains to be done to resolve the crisis.enThe original publication is available at www.springerlink.comEconomic policyEuropean integrationSocial policyLabor economicsJournal Article48143210.1007/s10272-013-0441-32013-01-25https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/