'Scrap EU fiscal treaties' says Berlusconi

(ANSA) - Rome, April 17 - Ex premier and tax-fraud convict Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday the fact that he is banned from standing in the next European Parliament elections is to the advantage of the left.
    "Making my candidacy impossible puts wind in the sails of the left", Berlusconi said while introducing his Forza Italia party MEP candidates. The media magnate also called for overhauling or scrapping the fiscal compact, an EU treaty that imposes budget discipline on EU members if their deficits become too high, and the European Stability and Growth Pact, which requires member States to maintain budget deficit-to-GDP ratios of 3% or less.