The Luxembourg duty
presidency of the European Union has decided to open talks on
whether member States' spending on migrants and refugees could
enable them to benefit from the flexibility clause in the
European budget rules, Luxembourg Economy Minister Pierre
Gramegna announced at the end of Friday's Econfin meeting.
Gramegna said that the European Commission will conduct an
initial analysis on the impact on public finances of the refugee
flows.
On the basis is this, the duty presidency will then open a
debate among member States about whether to consider the crisis
"an extraordinary situation in relation to the Stability and
Growth Pact," he said.
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