Martin
Schulz: ‘I am against sanctions against Portugal’
European
Commission has delayed the decision on fining Spain and Portugal for
exceeding the EU’s budget deficit limit.
By IVO OLIVEIRA
6/4/16, 5:59 PM CET Updated 6/5/16, 7:06 AM CET
The European
Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Saturday that he is
opposed to European Commission imposing sanctions on Portugal.
“I know the
Portuguese government is negotiating with the Commission, and
internally in the country, and I am sure there will be a very
constructive solution,” Schulz said at the Portuguese Socialist
Party (PS) congress in Lisbon.
The European
Commission has delayed its decision on fining Spain and Portugal for
exceeding the EU’s budget deficit limit of 3 percent of GDP. The
issue will be addressed again early July after Spain’s snap
elections later this month.
Under EU rules,
countries can be fined up to 0.2 percent of the GDP for breaching
deficit rules.
“The Socialist
Party governs the country and gives hope to all the socialist parties
in Europe and is what we need in the European Union,” Schulz said,
calling for a greater solidarity among eurozone countries.
Authors:
Ivo Oliveira
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