On June 5, the European Commission issued a report arguing that the start of an Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) against Italy is justified. In the coming weeks, the Italian government will face another battle in Brussels to convince the European Commission and the rest of the EU governments that it is, in fact, committed to reducing its deficit and debt. However, doing so will be difficult with the Italian government's current policies, which include higher welfare spending and tax cuts. Thus, Rome's country's governing parties will likely have to have to decide whose flagship proposals to abandon to appease Brussels, which could fuel further discord in an already fragile government alliance. ...
