A European Commission
spokesperson said Wednesday that Italy must act on bringing down
its massive public debt.
"Italy is seeing its recovery strengthen, but it is faced
with persistent challenges in the light of its high debt level,"
the spokesperson said when asked about the apparent differences
in the positions on Italy of Economic Affairs Commissioner
Pierre Moscovici and Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen.
The Commission is pressuring Italy to do more to improve its
public finances and is expected to send Rome a letter asking for
clarification regarding the 2018 budget law.
"Yesterday the commissioners had a political discussion about
the eurozone countries' budget plans, including Italy's and its
respect of the debt rule... but the decisions will be taken next
week," the spokesperson said.
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