Yuriko Backes: ‘Quality takes prec • Table.Briefings

Yuriko Backes has been finance minister in Luxembourg since January 2022. The liberal politician from the Democratic Party (DP) calls for simple, clear and credible debt rules for EU countries.

In the fall, negotiations on the Growth and Stability Pact will enter the decisive round, and the current exemption rules will expire at the end of the year. Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes is confident that the EU member states will be able to find compromises. However, it is important that they take the necessary time, she says in an interview with Christof Roche.

Minister Backes, the EU Commission wants to realign the European debt rules. Until before the summer break, numerous technical questions were still unanswered. Have these been clarified in the meantime?

Yuriko Backes: ‘Quality takes precedence over speed’

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