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18 Oct 21
The European Union’s budget rules on debt levels for member states are "nonsensical" and need to be updated, the head of the EU’s bailout fund has said, ahead of new reform efforts.
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13 Sep 21
Eight European finance ministers are preparing to push back against efforts to loosen the EU’s attitude to debt and deficits, stressing the importance of “sound public finances”.
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6 Sep 21
Greek officials have called for each European Union country to be given tailor-made debt targets, calling the current blanket fiscal rules “practically inapplicable”.
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31 Aug 21
Austria’s finance minister has urged his European Union counterparts to reduce their high levels of spending as the economic rebound from Covid-19 continues.
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30 Jul 21
European Union fiscal rules need to allow for stronger public investment to drive growth in the coming years, the European Commission’s economics leader has said.