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French finance minister Bruno Le Maire (centre, during Covid restrictions) has been at loggerheads with Germany's Christian Lindner (r) for much of the year (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU ministers prepare for fiscal talks endgame

EU ministers have reached the endgame of their discussions on debt and spending reforms, which have dragged on for years.

The Spanish presidency has gathered all member state demands and will present a "landing zone" — a compromise — which economy ministers will debate on Thursday (9 November).

This text will form the basis for a final approval at the next meeting in December, a diplomat told EUobserver anonymously. "Most countries see the need to wrap things up," said the diplo...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire (centre, during Covid restrictions) has been at loggerheads with Germany's Christian Lindner (r) for much of the year (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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