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EU Decided to Cancel Sanctions Against Spain and Portugal Amid Anti-EU Sentiments

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European Union states agreed to cancel budget fines for Spain and Portugal and to set new deadlines for them to rein in their excess deficits, Reuters reports.

The widely anticipated decision confirms proposals made by the European Commission in July to waive the sanctions, despite both countries having last year breached the EU deficit limit of 3 percent of gross domestic product.

The EU Council said in a statement that Spain would have two more years, until 2018, to bring the deficit below 3 percent. Portugal would have one more year, to 2016, to reduce its deficit to 2.5 percent.

The sources reports that the waivers come against a backdrop of rising anti-EU and anti-austerity sentiment across Europe and follow a decision to grant France similar leniency when it missed deficit targets last year.

Both Madrid and Lisbon must take "effective action" by Oct 15 and submit a fiscal report by that date, the Council said, confirming the recommendation made by the European Commission in July.

 

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