Some European countries can reduce their debt through continuous budget surpluses, as Bulgaria, Finland, Russia, and Sweden have done in the last decade. Privatization of public corporations and property is another possibility.
许多西欧国家过度的财政赤字必须削减。欧元区平均公债占GDP比率已经超过了85%。一些欧洲国家（如保加利亚、芬兰、俄罗斯）可以用持续的财政盈余来削减债务，而瑞典在十年前就已经这样做了。另一种方法是将公共公司和产业私有化。