Italy's Meloni clashes with EU over fiscal flexibility and energy policy

Italian PM Meloni is pushing for more fiscal flexibility and energy autonomy, directly challenging EU Commission President von der Leyen's call for fiscal caution. Rome conditions its budget on being 'ambitious', signaling a potential standoff over EU fiscal rules. This escalates intra-EU tensions over budget discipline and energy strategy, with implications for EU cohesion and market confidence in Italian debt.