Lagarde responds to Meloni: "Exceptions to the Stability Pact? We have rules"

“We have some rules and we must operate within these rules. If this happens i markets they will understand”. The president of Bce, Cristine Lagardethus answers the question of Fabio Fazio to ‘Che tempo che fa’ on the request of the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni a Ursula von der Leyen on the hypothesis of implementing exceptions to the Stability Pact in the light of energy crisis.

“First of all it is important to all act together as Europeans rather than seeking different paths, because our enemies would be keen on one fragmentation“, he said Lagarde. As for the request of Italian government of an exception to Covenantinside theEuropean Union “We have rules deficitOf debtOf budget and we must operate within these rules,” Lagarde said. “If we do i markets they will understand,” he concluded.

Position on gas and energy

The president of Bce she says she is against the idea of ​​buying gas from the Russia: “It is not the solution, particularly after what is happening in these hours – he explains – we must focus on nuclear e renewable that can preserve ours energy independence in Europa“, he adds.

Inflation and interest rates

Cristine Lagarde does not answer the question of Fabio Fazio on the next moves of the sui institute interest rates: “You will know theJune 11th“, says the president of the Bce. However, he adds, “we will maintain al 2% l’inflation in the medium term, this will not change.”