{
  "id": 12930129,
  "title": "Brussels rules out giving countries more fiscal flexibility due to the energy crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bruselas-descarta-dar-mas-flexibilidad-fiscal-a-los-paises-por-la",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:51:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/economia/2026/10/08/6ac7e632e5fdea3d398b4599.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The European Commission has rejected requests from Greece and Italy for more fiscal flexibility to deal with the energy crisis. Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis stated that granting more flexibility would undermine the credibility of the EU's fiscal rules and that the current framework already allows for some flexibility. The Commission had previously allowed countries to use up to 0.3 percentage points of their fiscal safeguard clause for measures to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Greece and Italy had requested more flexibility to address the impact of the energy crisis on households and businesses.",
  "summary": "Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has rejected the request from Greece and Italy, as Brussels rules out giving countries more fiscal flexibility due to the energy crisis, considering it would undermine the credibility of spending rules. He ensures that fiscal sustainability is a vital asset.",
  "key_points": [
    "European Commission rejects Greece, Italy's request for more fiscal flexibility.",
    "More fiscal flexibility could undermine EU's fiscal rules credibility.",
    "Current framework provides automatic flexibility in response to economic slowdowns."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}