'End of austerity' as Greece gets EU budget approval

The European Union has announced that Greece is no longer breaking budget rules.

'End of austerity' as Greece gets EU budget approval

The European Union has announced that Greece is no longer breaking budget rules.

Wednesday's recommendation from the EU Commission to end the so-called "excessive deficit procedure" on Greece comes after a sharp improvement in the country's finances following years of spending cuts and tax increases, and a recession that wiped out a quarter of the economy and caused unemployment and poverty to swell.

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