Italy could veto deal on EU stability pact rules - Meloni


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attend a press conference at the airport after a visit to the hotspot a reception centre for migrants and later the port where they arrive in Lampedusa Italy September 17 2023. REUTERSYara NardiFile Photo

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attend a press conference at the airport after a visit to the hotspot, a reception centre for migrants, and later the port where they arrive, in Lampedusa, Italy, September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italy could use its veto to prevent the adoption of the European Union's new fiscal rules, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday.

The bloc's Stability and Growth pact was suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19 and is due to return in an amended version next year, with Italy pushing to make it more lenient as opposed to demands from other members to enforce tough discipline.

"I am not ruling out any of the options, I think we have to assess what is best for Italy. Knowing that if no solution is found if no agreement is reached we will go back to the previous parameters," Meloni said before parliament referring to the veto power.

(Reporting by Angelo Amante; Writing by Giselda Vagnoni; Editing by Alison Williams)

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