Premier Matteo Renzi has said
that budget flexibility was part of the European Union's rules
and not a gift that the Commission has granted Italy. There has
been tension recently between Renzi's executive and Jean-Claude
Juncker's commission over several issues, including budget
flexibility. Last week Juncker blasted Renzi for allegedly
attacking the EU executive at "every opportunity" and the
Commission has said Rome is enjoying more flexibility than any
other member State. "European flexibility is not a concession,"
Renzi said in an interview published in Thursday edition of
financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore. "It is a European Union rule, a
precise commitment from Juncker and his team. I haven't changed
my mind and I don't think he has either".
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