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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10857

1 June 2013
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) economy
Lamberts says Belgium has been given a poisoned chalice

Brussels, 31/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - Belgian Green MEP Philippe Lamberts says that the European Commission handed Belgium a poisoned chalice in its country-specific recommendations published on 29 May (see EUROPE 10855). The Commission decided in fact not to fine Belgium for failing to meet its budget targets in 2012 and gave it an extra year (until 2013) to reduce its deficit to 2.7% of GDP and improve its structural balance by 1%. Lamberts said this means that an improvement of €3.8...

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