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Italian budget 'significant deviation' from rules, says EU
By EUobserver
Italy's draft 2019 budget is a "significant deviation" from EU budget rules, the European Commission said in a letter sent on Thursday to Italy's finance minister Giovanni Tria. The letter is the first step in the so-called semester procedure, allowing the commission to give recommendations on national budgets. The commission asks Rome to engage in a "constructive dialogue" and to answer before noon on Monday 22 October.