EU agrees to new Ukraine loan

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Italy joins Belgium in criticizing EU plan to hand Russian assets to Ukraine
Italy is backing Belgium in opposing the EU plan to transfer €210 billion in frozen Russian state assets to Ukraine, according to Politico. The outlet refers to an internal document it has reviewed. Rome’s intervention — by the EU's third most populous country and one of its largest voting powers — less than a week before an EU leaders' meeting in

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Explainer-How the EU's $105 Billion Loan to Ukraine Will Work Without Frozen Russian Assets?
Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine
EU Leaders Agree on 90 Billion-Euro Loan to Ukraine After a Plan to Use Russian Assets Unravels
European Union leaders have agreed to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years

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European Union approves massive loan for Ukraine as Putin boasts about Russia's war
EU leaders agree Ukraine loan
European leaders react to the EU's Ukraine loan plan
"We have secured an agreement that we can deliver on: the financing needs for Ukraine for the next two years."

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EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after Russian assets plan unravels, AP explains
EU Commits to a $105 Billion Loan to Ukraine—but Without Russian Assets
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Italy's finance minister warns against rushing to rearm EU

Italy's Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has expressed reservations about European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plans to massively increase defence spending in the European Union. Giorgetti warned against rushing into decisions that ...
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Italy Says Deficit to Respect EU's 3% Ceiling This Year Despite Weak Growth

ROME (Reuters) -Italy will cut its budget deficit to 3% of national output this year, the government said on Thursday, respecting the European Union's ceiling for the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, and below a previous target of 3.3%.
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Italy offers an early snapshot of Europe’s new packaging rules in action

As the EU’s packaging overhaul takes effect, new data from Italy offers insight into what's working, and what needs fixing

Italy, France say it's 'premature' to sign EU-Mercosur trade deal

Italy and France on Wednesday said they were not ready to back a trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, dealing a blow to hopes of finalising the deal in the coming days.

Italy's Meloni Says Using Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine 'Far From Easy' Ahead of EU Summit

ROME, Dec ‌17 (Reuters) - ​Russia is ‌making "unreasonable" demands in ​a U.S.-brokered push for ‍peace with Ukraine, ​Italian ​Prime ⁠Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday ahead of a summit of EU ‌leaders.