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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13396

23 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
Eleven EU Member States potentially facing excessive deficit procedures
Brussels, 22/04/2024 (Agence Europe)

In 2023, eleven Member States of the European Union posted a public deficit in excess of 3% of national GDP, according to data published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Monday 22 April.

The countries reporting an excessive deficit are: Spain (-3.6%), Estonia (-3.4%), the Czech Republic (-3.7%), Belgium (-4.4%), Malta and Slovakia (-4.9%), Poland (-5.1%), France (-5.5%), Romania (-6.6%), Hungary (-6.7%) and Italy (-7.4%).

They will potentially be subject to an...

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