Basta! The EU challenges Italy’s finances

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Basta! The EU challenges Italy’s finances
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:20:37
• Published: 2019-06-06 11:55

European officials have threatened a substantial fine if Italy doesn’t shrink its debt and budget deficit. Whether or not it follows through, markets are already punishing the country. Tens of thousands of refugees have snuck into Canada from America, but as an election looms, the government is rethinking its openness. And, the plague of “presenteeism”: when your work is done, just go home.

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