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Politics EU Italy

EU states resist budget cuts

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Seventeen EU countries, led by Italy and Romania, opposed proposed budget cuts, seeking to protect farm subsidies and regional funding, while Finland’s agriculture minister said savings could come elsewhere.

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EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat – excellent from @johnspringford.bsky.social for Arguably.

"It is strange for a country with big economic problems to reject one of the few policies that we know would raise growth and improve our fiscal position." www.arguably.uk/p/eu-free-mo...
EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat
Progressives need to rediscover the positive case for immigration
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October 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM