This article investigates the balance between responsiveness and responsibility in France, Germany and Spain between 2017 and 2019. Based on the party-politics literature, the article argues that during crises responsibility may temporarily increase, but that subsequently governments need to base their actions on responsive policy criteria in order to maintain citizens' trust. Yet, given the dominance of austerity ideas during this decade and the introduction of a more stringent European fiscal framework, it is questionable whether responsiveness increased after the Eurozone crisis. Analysing original data from the yearly budget speeches of ministers of finance, the article finds that responsibility dominated budgetary policy-making in the early 2010s and that since 2014 responsiveness has increased, regardless of a country's financial situation. Furthermore, during the crisis responsibility tended to be higher under centre-right cabinets. The article portrays the early 2010s as an episode of ‘politics in hard times’ during which governments chose their policy response based on their ideas.

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这一次也不例外：2007 年至 2019 年欧元区的反应和责任

本文考察了 2017 年至 2019 年法国、德国和西班牙在响应性和责任性之间的平衡。基于党政文献，本文认为在危机期间责任可能会暂时增加，但随后政府需要将其行动建立在响应性的基础上。政策标准，以维护公民的信任。然而，鉴于近十年来紧缩思想的主导地位以及更严格的欧洲财政框架的引入，欧元区危机后反应是否有所增加是值得怀疑的。文章分析了财政部长年度预算演讲的原始数据，发现责任在 2010 年代初期主导了预算决策，自 2014 年以来，无论哪个国家的响应能力都有所提高。s 财务状况。此外，在危机期间，中右翼内阁的责任往往更高。这篇文章将 2010 年代初期描述为“困难时期的政治”事件，在此期间，各国政府根据自己的想法选择了应对政策。