EU accused of ‘blackmailing’ Italy over budget

The country faces becoming first member state to have its budget plans rejected by European Commission

Italy's finance minister Giovanni Tria
Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria is taking a defiant stance
(Image credit: Riccardo Pareggiani/AFP/Getty Images)

The EU and Italy could be set on a collision course if Brussels goes ahead with proposals to force the country to re-write its budget plans.

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