From the frying pan to the grill because Italy could support the candidacy of Jens Weidmann, president of the Bundesbank, the German central bank, for the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB). This is what was declared by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giovanni Tria, to the German newspaper “Die Welt”. In particular, Tria said: “I am open-minded, the decision does not [...]
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In Brussels, only the technicians of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance remained to put in their place the last pieces of an economic maneuver that has undergone, over the course of the days, several reinterpretations. The fixed point on which the Italian premier does not want to go back is the deficit / GDP ratio of 2,04 percent. Value [...]
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Yesterday the Eurogroup issued a very soft text opening to the "backstop", or final parachute, for the bank-saving fund and the modification of the rules on capital requirements with greater proportionality that favors, in part, Italy. After the Ecofin meeting, the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giovanni Tria hoped for a credible and rapid intervention by [...]
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Economy Minister Giovanni Tria was yesterday in Brussels for an impossible mission with the members of the Eurogroup. All finance ministers sided with the Commission and rejected the draft budget. The review is requested, failing which the procedure for violating the stability pact is ready. Minister Giovanni Tria in the evening: "The [...]
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The Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Giovanni Tria, is in Brussels today to offer a “persuasive” offer to the Eurogroup, during the meeting with the 19 ministers of the Treasury of the euro member countries. This is the phase of negotiations between the Italian government and the European Commission which will hopefully culminate in an agreement in favor of Italy. On [...]
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Giovanni Tria, Minister of Economy, during an interview with Corriere della Sera defined the government's position on the question of Italian economic policy, confirming, once again, the firm decision to remain in the euro. “The government's position is clear-cut and unanimous: there is no question of any intention to leave the euro. The government […]
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