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Speaking to the press on his visit to Israel, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister claimed his Government has come up with a solution to the ongoing budget row with the European Commission. But Matteo Salvini launched a scathing attack against the Brussels bloc at the news French President Emmanuel Macron has put forward new costly economic measures to respond to the deadly Paris riots.

The new measures will leave France with a bigger budget deficit than Italy, putting the European Commission in a compromising position as it prepares to sanction Italy on its budget. Mr Salvini claimed the European Union would come to an end if Brussels decided to approve President Macron's measures in this moment of difficulty for France but refused to budge on Italy's demands. He said: “We, as Italians, have found a solution. “I trust in Brussels’ common sense and I refuse to imagine that they would act as nothing happened in the face of Macron’s request of billions because he is obviously struggling while they reject Italians’ demands. “It would really be the end of this European Union.”

Matteo Salvini warns Brussels over granting Macron's new costly budget

It would really be the end of this European Union Matteo Salvini

Clemens Fuest, President of Germany’s IFO Institute, claimed the French President should face the same disciplinary procedure as Italy from the European Commission arguing Mr Macron's response to the riots is a mere "tax giveaway". He said: “Macron’s response suggests that a rioting and pillaging mob can dictate politics, while those who demonstrate peacefully - or not at all - are ignored. “France should face the normal procedure from the Commission. "It would be quite wrong if Italy is subjected to all this criticism while the French do what they want." Echoing Mr Fuest's comments, Professor Jacques Sapir from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris said Macron's position was "very embarrassing". He said: “It is quite obvious that the budget deficit will be at least 3.5pc of GDP next year, and probably 4pc because the economy is heading for a light recession.