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Germany and Italy Seek an Emergency Brake on EU Law, and the Interior Asks What It Would Stop
A joint request from three governments for an 'emergency brake' on EU legislation raises a question in Italy's inland regions: which rules would be stopped, and which would still arrive.
Niccolò Mariani · 640 words
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- As Spain's Housing Crisis Echoes, Inland Italy Asks Its Own Question
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