Premier Matteo Renzi said
Friday he is surprised EU Financial Stability Commissioner
Jonathan Hill said Italy decided to bail out four of its smaller
banks. "I find Commissioner Hill's wording strange when he says
Italy was the one who decided," the premier said at the close of
an EU summit in Brussels.
"We did what the Commission told us to do - we received his
letter telling us what to do and what not to do. Italy respects
all European rules and bets its reputation on this respect,"
Renzi continued.
"Unfortunately in the past Italian governments lasted less
time than a cat on a highway. Now it's different, respecting the
rules is a point of honor for us".
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