The EU is faced with the dilemma of how to deal with an Italian government actively seeking a confrontation over next year's budget.
Before this week's summit in Brussels, Italy presented an expansionist draft budget for 2019, which has prompted criticism from European Commissioners and ministers in other eurozone countries.
The European Commission has asked Italy to clarify the contents of the draft budget by Monday 22nd October.
But the new government in Rome – a coaliti...
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