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ECB’s Rehn: EU’s Spending Surge Must Be A One-Off
ECB’s Rehn: EU’s Spending Surge Must Be A One-Off As Some EU Members Already Struggling With Debt
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Europe's spending surge must be temporary, ECB's Rehn says
Europe’s spending surge is necessary but must be a one-off as some euro zone members are already struggling to sustain their debt, European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said on Tuesday. With much of Europe shut down this spring by the coronavirus pandemic, governments are running record deficits to maintain jobs and production capacity until their countries can re-open. “The general government finances of some EU countries have become so weakened by the crisis that their ability to support output and employment risks becoming entirely compromised, simply fuelling long-term challenges to the public ... (full story)