Noudattamalla julkisen talouden alijäämän 3 prosentin ylärajaa kunkin valtion on periaatteessa taattava velan asianmukainen väheneminen ja julkisen talouden kestävyys. ###>Firstly, the need to place more emphasis on the level of indebtedness and on the sustainability of public finances throughout the process of monitoring the evolution of those public finances in each of the Member States.