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Poland-Italy meeting will test populist relations
Matteo Salvini hopes that his visit to Poland will be the launchpad for an anti-EU nationalist alliance
PolandProtest support further damages France-Italy relations
Rome's support for the 'yellow vest' movement will alienate Paris and worsen France-Italy relations
FranceEU fiscal concessions question euro-area solidarity
The EU is to allow France and Italy to overspend in their 2019 budgets
FranceEU migration policy further bolsters Italy’s populists
The EU will stick with the mandate of its Mediterranean migration policy into 2019 despite populist concerns
ItalyItaly’s League will struggle to win the south
Political, economic and cultural factors will inhibit the League from becoming the most popular party in the south
ItalyItaly budget deal delays rather than eliminates risks
The European Commission retains many worries despite agreeing that Italy can target a 2.04% of GDP 2019 budget deficit
ItalyEDP could bring about a Rome-Brussels agreement
The Italian government has softened its rhetoric after the Commission recommended applying excessive deficit procedure
ItalyItaly’s new budget plans could still not be enough
A rejection by the EU of Italy's new proposals may ignite fresh conflict between Brussels and Rome
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