Prodi urges more flexibility on Pact

European Commission president, Mr Romani Prodi, has called for more flexible rules governing the 12-nation euro zone, amid warnings that war on Iraq could throw the region's economy further off course. Prodi famously referred to the Pact as 'stupid' several months ago.

Mr Prodi's comments to the European Parliament came after Monetary Affairs Commissioner Mr Pedro Solbes gave the first indication of a possible relaxation of the Stability and Growth Pact should war break out.

The head of the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.