Wall Street Journal

EU Could Take Action Against Members With Excessive Deficits

BRUSSELS—European Union authorities could still launch enforcement efforts against some countries for their budget plans, even though the EU found no major violations of the bloc’s budget rules in ...

War, energy and politics hamper Eastern Europe's efforts to keep deficits in check

The Romanian government's political implosion this week in a no-confidence vote has cast a shadow over a region grappling ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Italy’s Deficit Breached EU’s 3% Ceiling in 2025 After All

Italy didn’t manage to meet the European Union’s 3% deficit ceiling last year, an unexpected setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. Despite initial forecasts that the shortfall would ...

Italy tells EU it may pull out of SAFE defence scheme without budget leeway on energy

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Italy could drop plans to tap the European Union's SAFE financing scheme on ...

Italy to cut growth forecasts as Eurostat delivers deficit verdict

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME, April 22 (Reuters) - Italy is set to cut its economic growth forecasts on Wednesday due to the turmoil in the Middle East and surging energy costs, government ...

Italy calls for EU to treat energy spending like defence in bloc's budget rules

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called on Monday for ‌the European Commission to grant member states the same budget ...