The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's Meloni suggests pausing EU spending rules over Iran war Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday the European Union should ease spending rules as it did during Covid if the Iran war and the resulting energy shock worsens. https://www.thelocal.com/20260409/italys-meloni-suggests-suspending-eu-spending-rules-over-iran-war Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:04:57 +0200 italys-meloni-suggests-suspending-eu-spending-rules-over-iran-war