MEPs voted by a very narrow majority (318 votes in favour, 303 against, 22 abstentions) to strengthen the European Monetary Union, "including the establishment of a budgetary capacity of the euro area that can provide a counter-cyclical stabilisation function", adopting an S&D group amendment to the 'Mavrides' report on the activities of the European Central Bank on Wednesday 12 February in Strasbourg.
The EPP and Renew Europe groups are very divided on this issue, according to the result of...