EU lawmakers greenlight new rules to rein in national spending

Strasbourg, France (AFP) April 23, 2024

European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed new budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment while keeping spending under control despite fierce criticism from leftwing groups. Brussels spent two years negotiating an overhaul of its budget rules that pitted fiscally hawkish states against the bloc's most indebted nations. A majority of lawmakers backed the new rules during a session of th