Italy: Some support from surprisingly good 2019 fiscal data
This should in principle give the government some breathing space to implement some fiscal push to contrast the negative economic impact of Covid-19, but…
Italy’s updated EFD points to mild fiscal expansion
The document seems to confirm that the new government under Prime Minister Conte is adopting a more constructive approach towards Europe. No disruptive…
Italy: The EU Commission chose not to ask for an EDP against Italy, for the…
The 2019 budget re-assessment and the related decree were deemed enough by the EU Commission not to pull the trigger now. However, the ghost of an EDP…
The move from the EU Commission, which did not come as a big surprise, will now force a clarification between the Italian government stakeholders on the…
The agreement between the Italian government and the EU Commission was made possible by more realistic growth forecasts from the Italian side and a sharp…
Italy: EU Commission sets framework for excessive deficit procedure
Italy-EU: No clear short-term solution to the fiscal impasse
Italy: Temporary fiscal push next year but what then?