European Commission vice president for the euro Valdis Dombrovskis said the EC wants to see a “considerable, and not marginal” correction in Italy‘s budget adjustment from the initial package that was rejected. Dombrovskis said the direction of the budget was currently “counter-productive“. “It must be revised,” he added. The government has been sending mixed signals…
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EU acts against luxury amid Italy yacht “Apocalypses”
Italy along with the Isle of Man received the criticism of the European Commission, taking steps to force them to scrap illegal tax breaks for yachts and private jets or face a lawsuit in European court. We have stepped up our agenda to tackle #taxavoidance in the yacht and aircraft sectors by implementing infringement proceedings…
Italy at edge of EU infringement procedure
Italy at the edge of an infringement procedure if the government does not change its draft budget plan for 2019, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro Valdis Dombrovskis said. The Commission has rejected the plan, which sees Italy running a deficit of 2.4% of GDP next year, saying it would breach the Stability and Growth…
Berlaymont-Rome budget crisis deepens
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini responded to the European Commission’s decision to reject Italy‘s budget draft and request a new package within three weeks, assessing it as an “attack” on the Italian economy. Salvini says Italy won't change budget, 'Italians come first' https://t.co/xu15vs6l5T pic.twitter.com/DeMhqqmYMb — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) October 24, 2018 The Commission regards the proposal,…
Venice resists mass tourism
In Italy, Venice have already banned actions such as laying on benches or eating in the streets, however more regulations are on the way recommended by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), offering to consider around 70 structural measures to harness tourists overflow. It is hoped that a system of measures will control mass…
Berlaymont wrestling with Italy budget
It is highly likely that the European Union will reject Italy’s spending plans this week, with speculation mounting that officials in Brussels intend to say ‘no ‘ to the Euro skeptic government’s 2019 draft budget to prevent its success and growth of popularity wherever it can. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm which checks…
Salvini suggests chemical castration of rapists
A 20-year-old Tunisian migrant allegedly raped a 38-year-old Slovakian woman in the Baobab volunteer-run migrant centre outside Rome’s Tiburtina rail station at night on October, 11, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said, calling for the chemical castration of the alleged rapist. (Image: illustration). Tunisian, 20, rapes Slovak, 38. Chemical castration says Salvini https://t.co/cnFuK7MmQE — Ansa English…
Italy to close airports for illegal migrants returns
Italy will close its airports to unauthorised planes carrying migrants from Germany, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said, stirring up a dispute between the EU members over responsibility for illegals, who apply for asylum. Se qualcuno, a Berlino o a Bruxelles, pensa di scaricare in Italia decine di immigrati con dei voli charter non autorizzati, sappia…
UNHRC laments Italian stance on migration
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed hope that the Italian parliament changes Interior Minister Matteo Salvini‘s migrants and security decree to bring it into line with the Geneva Convention and international norms on human rights. UNHCR hopes for change to migrant decree. To bring it into line with Geneva…
Salvini blames Juncker for “ruining” Europe
Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini accused the EU unelected burocrats of “ruining Europe“. He assessed actions of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici after they criticised the Italian government’s budget plans: “The EU said yes to budgets that impoverished Italy and made its situation precarious,” Salvini said, while visiting a fair…
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