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Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance

Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance

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Tajani criticises 'aggressive Commission' over battle between Rome and Brussels

Parliament president says he disagrees with Italian budget but also the European commission's reaction.

Europe News

Italy shoe stunt 'grotesque' - Moscovici

After an Italian MEP rubbed his shoe on EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici's notes as he held a press conference on the rejection of Italy's draft budget, Moscovici warned that when he laugh at such episodes, it banalises it leading to a deafening silence before we wake up to fascism.

Italy

Watch: MEP bares his sole in stunt over Italy budget rejection

This is the bizarre moment an Italian MEP expressed his contempt for the EU after its rejection of Rome's budget.

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World News

EU rejects Italy budget. Rome has three weeks to respond

Today the European Commission has decided to formally ask Italy to revise and resubmit their budget.

World

Italy PM defends plan to ramp up spending despite EU fears over debt

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has defended his plan to ramp up public spending, despite the country’s national debt reaching more than twice the European Union limit.

Europe News

EU & Italy on collision course over draft budget

Rome goes ahead and defends its draft budget, opening a match with Brussels that could last a long time. Italy has replied to the letter sent by Commissioner Moscovici and Dombrovskis, asking for clarifications about the deviations from the European parameters.

Economy

Italy tells EU it will stick to budget plans

The Italian government remained defiant of their debt-laden budget proposal, setting them on a direct collision course with the EU.

World

Tensions run high as Brussels reviews Italy's draft budget

Tensions between Italy and Brussels increase as the European Commission reviews the country's draft budget.

Economy

Brussels tells Italy: Respect budgetary rules like everybody else

European Commission not to shy away from showdown with nationalist government in Rome

Germany

Germany triples compensation for terror victims’ families

Spouses, children and parents of terror victims will now be entitled to €30,000, while siblings will receive €15,000.

Business

The biggest and smallest spenders in NATO

Donald Trump complains that some European countries are not pulling their financial weight in NATO, euronews has been looking at who spends what on the Alliance

World News

More than just a budget: Europe's financial future

The EU budget: it's full of dry, impenetrable figures and indecipherable Euro-jargon, no? Well, not this time. The Commission is using it to determine the shape of the European future, and there is more revolution in there than you might at first think.

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Latest: military spending, Facebook conference, EU budget

The latest news this morning, Wednesday May 1

USA

US government shutdown averted with hasty spending bill

The US Congress passes a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown, but the real fight will come after the Christmas holidays.

Greece

Greek lawmakers approve final budget under bailout conditions

Greek PM says vote on 2018 budget marks the end of an era of humiliation and austerity as parliament ratifies 2018 budget

Greece

Greek pensioners protest over fears of more cuts

Thousands of pensioners have held a rally in the centre of Athens, protesting over fears of further cuts in their payments

Economy

UK Finance minister delivers 2017 budget

UK Finance minister, Philip Hammond has delivered his second annual Budget revealing lower growth, more borrowing and an extra 3.4 billion euros to deliver Brexit

United Kingdom

The UK's EU divorce bill: Brexit money row explained

Talks on the UK's departure from the EU are deadlocked over Britain's financial settlement.

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