#Eurogroup and #Ecofin as early as July could trigger the formal opening of the infringement procedure for excessive deficit. (by Massimiliano D'Elia) Yesterday, the Economic and Financial Committee approved the technical conclusion of the EU Commission, confirming that Italy has violated the stability pact for 2018 and 2019. Immediately after, the president [...]
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Mario Draghi, president of the ECB, during his last speech at the EU Parliament before its dissolution, declared that with the uncertainty that persists and that "questions the very existence of the EU", and the shadow of the recession that extends over the Eurozone, the European Central Bank begins to reload its weapons. "The current position is already very [...]
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Giuseppe Conte met with the president of the EU Commission Jean Claude Juncker to discuss the decimals of the Italian deficit-GDP ratio. As an act of courtesy, the Italian government had all the new documents of the Italian maneuver delivered two hours before the meeting. A move much appreciated by the Commission's technicians. After the meeting, Prime Minister Giuseppe [...]
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Junker telephoned the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, "I am completely stunned by the constant attacks of at least one of the two Italian deputy premieres and by the political rhetoric of part of the government coalition". In the same tone Juncker, interviewed by international journalists, said, "Salvini said that in the electoral campaign every time I open my mouth, he [...]
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"Let us respect the EU better, let's not dirty its image, let's try to defend its image, let's say yes to patriotism, no to exaggerated nationalism that detests others and tries to destroy them". These are the words spoken by Jean-Claude Juncke, President of the EU Commission, in his speech on the state of the Union at the Plenary meeting held in Strasbourg. "External challenges arise [...]
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Tension remains high over the name of Paola Savona indicated as the future Minister of Economy. “German newspapers and politicians insult: Italian beggars, slackers, tax evaders, freeloaders and ingrates. And should we choose a minister of the economy that suits them? No thanks! #primagliitaliani ". Matteo Salvini writes this on Facebook annoyed by the strong pressures coming from Europe. [...]
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The European Union could invest € 44 billion in Africa over the next few years without giving up the Paris climate agreements. The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said today during a joint press conference with Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, at the G20 in Hamburg. "In Africa there is a proposal to invest [...]
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