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Germany clashes with Paris and Rome on whether new approach offers member states too much discretion
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Draft legislation to revamp bloc’s budget rules aims for a balance between fiscal hawks and officials in Paris and Rome
Brussels prepares to reimpose budget rules suspended when pandemic began
Also in this newsletter: the messy fight over how to put the EU’s fiscal rules back in place
Commissioner Gentiloni signals existing pact no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and must get past political stand-off
New proposal accepts that budget rules must complement politics, not substitute for it
Dublin reshuffle complicates looming talks over presidency of finance ministers’ group
Reform of bloc’s fiscal framework cannot wait and new downturn fund needed, says fund policy paper
Several EU capitals are pressing for Russian assets to be used to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction
Bloc looks at measures to cushion impact of stopping business with Russia
Markets and like-minded EU leaders are likely to welcome Rome’s decision
Budget commissioner Hahn advocates frugal approach, while France and Italy favour looser spending
Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron write in FT they want deficit rules to allow bloc to tackle long-term challenges
Italian premier addresses public finances as he signs new co-operation treaty with French president Emmanuel Macron
European Commission flags budget risks in high-debt economies
European policymakers prepare for tough debate over labyrinthine Stability and Growth Pact
Brussels cannot carry on fudging its own rules to blunt their negative impact, says Paolo Gentiloni
Brussels will lay out conditions for reimposing fiscal framework relaxed during pandemic
Positive developments for economy cannot mask long-term pain from soaring public debt
Ludovic Orban says their stance on rule of law ‘is against the whole of Europe’
Objections by Hungary and Poland should not obscure progress Brussels has made this year
Paolo Gentiloni warns that idea of ‘V-shaped recovery’ is an ‘illusion’
Higher debt burdens caused by pandemic should force rethink, says European Fiscal Board
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