The EU Commission responded to Italy on the escape clause

Over the weekend, the EU Commission responded to Italy on the use of the national escape clause (NEC) for defense and energy. This is what ANSA learned in Brussels. The intention of the community executive, it transpires, is to help Italy as much as possible to take maximum advantage of it.

The talks held on the individual sub-measures would have been detailed, although it will then be up to the country to indicate to Brussels the exact measures once adopted. However, subsidies linked to the use of fossil fuels will be excluded. Fiscal flexibility will be foreseen within the existing rules of the Stability Pact.