German chancellor Merkel's Tablets of Fiscal Law according to The Economist: "Thou shalt not incur a structural deficit. Thou shalt pay down thy excessive debt. Thou shalt adopt a balanced-budget rule in thy constitution, and subject it to the European Court of Justice."

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