Brussels, 12/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese government is reported to have not yet made an official request for its public deficit reduction target to be increased from 4% of GDP to 4.5%.
A European source explained on Thursday 12 September, the day before a Eurogroup meeting in Vilnius, that the target had only recently been changed and the circumstances that had led to the adjustment had not worsened since then so some very convincing arguments would be required.
Under the...