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Brussels set to take aim at big spenders as post-pandemic deficit rules kick in

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The EU has reinstated its controversial programme against lavish government deficits – with France, Belgium and Italy likely candidates in the firing line. ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission will later today (19 June) unveil an economic package focused on the members it sees as having excessively high budget deficits, a move likely to have explosive political consequences.  Brussels’ fiscal rules were designed to ensure the euro’s stability  – and gained extra prominence when a crisis in Greece and Cyprus sent the currency into a tailspin around a decade ago. They were suspended when Covid-19 made large government spending packages the norm – but,…

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Influencers and politicians – meet the most connected lawmakers

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A Cypriot, a Czech, a Frenchman, and a Spaniard, with diverse backgrounds, ideologies, and motivations. All social media stars set to join the European Parliament. ADVERTISEMENTWhile the exact composition of the new European Parliament still remains uncertain, as political parties still need to confirm their lists, Euronews profiles four freshly elected MEPs who were all social media influencers before becoming politicians.  Fidias PanayiotouBetter known by the pseudonym ‘Fidias’, 24-year-old Cypriot Panayiotou openly admits to knowing nothing about politics or the European Union, and to the fact that he has never voted. Yet he was elected third in Cyprus as an independent…

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From Ukraine to Green Deal, what do the centre-right EPP group’s new members want? | Radio Schuman

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The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) accepted new members on Tuesday (18 June) during its constitutive meeting. ADVERTISEMENTWhat will the powerful centre-right EPP Group’s new member parties do about the EU Green Deal? Will they support Ukraine’s defence against the Russian invasion? That’s what Radio Schuman is on today.As Hungarian opposition Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, and the Dutch farmers party BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB), led by Sander Smit, joined the centre-right EPP group, Euronews reporters quizzed their leaders on their priorities.We also look into what these European Parliament groups are all about: what are the pros and cons of joining…

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