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2026-04-06 17:36:02
[EU Officials Urge Member States to Avoid Excessive Support Measures to Prevent Energy Crisis from Developing into a Fiscal Crisis] ⑴ Amid soaring energy prices due to the war with Iran, EU officials are urging member state governments not to take excessive support measures to prevent the energy crisis from escalating into a fiscal crisis. ⑵ Latest data shows that the EU's general government debt as a percentage of GDP has risen from 77.8% at the end of 2019 to 82.1% in the third quarter of last year.
