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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11896

3 November 2017
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Emu
Full fiscal union is not necessary for Eurozone, says Regling
Brussels, 02/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

The Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Klaus Regling, believes that total budgetary union, manifested in large fiscal transfers from the richer countries to poorer ones, is not the best way to deepen and stabilise the euro zone.

“On fiscal issues, let me say that the EU does not need a full fiscal union, with larger transfers between countries. The EU budget already allows for significant transfers to poorer countries, to promote real convergence. These transfers amount to...

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