وثالثا، وبمجرد أن تصبح بلدان الانضمام أعضاء في الاتحاد الأوروبي، ستلتزم أيضا بتحقيق هدف مالي رئيسي، وهو التوازن المالي، الذي قد يتطلب في بعض الحالات جولة جديدة من التعديل المالي.
Consequently, in a cyclical downturn they will be more likely to exceed the fiscal deficit reference level, a situation which would require a needlessly severe fiscal tightening (fiscal policy would in fact become procyclical).28 Third, once they are members of the EU, the accession countries will also be committed to achieving the main fiscal target, that of fiscal balance, which in some cases may require a new round of fiscal adjustment.