Economics
Spain Dares EU Budget Police to Start First Ever Sanctions
- Commission to consider action on persistent deficit violations
- Imminent election may persuade commission to postpone decision
People protest on the streets during the fifth anniversary of 15M movement on May 15. EU commissioners meet Wednesday to discuss taking action after Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy breached his country’s budget limit for a fourth successive year.
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Spain’s caretaker government may be about to learn just how far its European Union budget masters can be pushed.