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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      EU urges member states to scrap energy subsidies

      Commission calls on Germany, Portugal and Malta to remove measures as soon as possible

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    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Why EU plans to tap Russia’s frozen assets are moving forward Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How Poland’s election result could unblock its EU recovery funds

      Mairead McGuinness
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
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      Finance minister Bruno Le Maire’s remarks come amid criticism of sluggish effort to curb government borrowing

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    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
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      Stability and growth will always clash

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    • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
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      Le Maire pledges to put France’s finances back on track with spending cuts

      Commitments come after economy narrowly avoids ratings downgrade

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    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
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      Also in this newsletter: how domestic wrangling is (still) holding back Poland’s EU funds

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    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      EU reforms of fiscal rules hit resistance among big capitals

      Germany clashes with Paris and Rome on whether new approach offers member states too much discretion

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    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
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      Also in this newsletter: EU struggles to set election date

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    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Brussels set to rebuff German calls for tougher debt-reduction targets

      Draft legislation to revamp bloc’s budget rules aims for a balance between fiscal hawks and officials in Paris and Rome

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Brussels sees urgent need for deal to reform EU budget rules

      Commissioner Gentiloni signals existing pact no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and must get past political stand-off

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    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
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      The EU begins to grasp its fiscal nettle Premium content

      New proposal accepts that budget rules must complement politics, not substitute for it

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    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
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    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      IMF calls for shake-up of EU borrowing powers and debt rules

      Reform of bloc’s fiscal framework cannot wait and new downturn fund needed, says fund policy paper

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    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
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      Several EU capitals are pressing for Russian assets to be used to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction

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    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
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      Markets and like-minded EU leaders are likely to welcome Rome’s decision

      Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, leaves the European Council building in Brussels
    • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
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      Brussels riven by splits over proposed EU budget rule reform

      Budget commissioner Hahn advocates frugal approach, while France and Italy favour looser spending

    • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
      Franco-Italian call for investment intensifies debate over EU budget rules

      Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron write in FT they want deficit rules to allow bloc to tackle long-term challenges

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    • Friday, 26 November, 2021
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      Draghi urges EU to confront ‘inevitable’ reform of fiscal rules

      Italian premier addresses public finances as he signs new co-operation treaty with French president Emmanuel Macron

      Italian prime minister Mario Draghi, right, with French president Emmanuel Macron after signing the Quirinale Treaty in Rome
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