By Matina Stevis

BRUSSELS--Two European commissioners said via their twitter accounts Wednesday that their countries, Italy and Hungary, would be removed from the commission's excessive deficit procedure.

The tweets were sent out using the official accounts for Commissioner for Industry, Italian Antonio Tajani, and for Employment Commissioner Hungarian Laszlo Andor, who were attending a meeting of all 27 European Union commissioners that's expected to endorse recommendations on how to deal with a number of countries under surveillance for their deficits.

The formal announcement is expected to come after 1200 GMT, when the meeting ends, but the two commissioners' twitter accounts put out the news before the arranged time.

Italy and Hungary were expected to be abrogated from the so-called excessive deficit procedure, having followed through with plans to bring their budget gaps down to 3% of gross domestic product.

"At today's meeting the European Commission proposes lifting the EDP for Hungary," a tweet in Hungarian sent from Mr. Andor's account said.

"@EU_Commission recommendation for a Council decision abrogating decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in Italy," the tweet from Mr. Tajani's account read.

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