(ANSA-AFP) - STRASBOURG, APR 23 - European Union lawmakers on
Tuesday backed new budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment
while keeping spending under control despite fierce criticism
from leftwing groups. Brussels spent two years negotiating an
overhaul of its budget rules that pitted fiscally hawkish states
against the bloc's most indebted nations.
EU lawmakers greenlight new rules
To rein in national spending