Risk of EU procedure without flexibility - UPB (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, November 27 - The Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB) on Friday said there was a risk of the EU opening budget infraction procedures against Italy unless it is granted the margin of flexibility it has requested for the migrant emergency. The UPB said the deviation from the budget-balancing course would be 0.5 percentage points, posing "a strong risk of being considered significant". The government is hoping to get two billion euros' worth of wiggle room from the migrant provision and has also said it is asking for flexibility for terrorism expenses.