SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions

European Parliament disquiet at possible use of macro-conditionality in Spain and Portugal sanctions

Brussels, 15/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - MEP and deputy chair of the European Parliament's regional development committee Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France) wrote on 11 July to the French budget minister to highlight the potential consequences on the regions of sanctions imposed on Portugal and Spain for excessive deficits.

In his letter, the MEP states that, in addition to the possible imposition of sanctions of up to 0.2% of GDP, the Commission can also call for a freeze to be put on...