{
  "id": 15908263,
  "title": "Eurozone government debt climbs to 88.8% of GDP as Italy closes in on Greece",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/eurozone-government-debt-climbs-to-88-8-of-gdp-as-italy-closes-in-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:45:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/eurozone-government-debt-climbs-to-888-of-gdp-as-italy-closes-in-on-greece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government debt in the eurozone rose to 88.8% of GDP in the second quarter of 2026, with Italy closing in on Greece, the most indebted member state, and France's debt climbing to 119.1% as its borrowing costs topped 5%.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}