# Meloni asks Brussels for fiscal leeway as energy shock squeezes Italy

https://mins.news/en/item/83228

- euronews, 2026-10-02 09:53 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/meloni-asks-brussels-for-fiscal-leeway-as-energy-shock-squeezes-italy

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is again urging the European Commission to ease the EU’s fiscal rules. In a letter seen by Euronews, she says soaring energy prices are driving higher inflation that is putting pressure on households and businesses.

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