Italy's economic crisis is over
and growth is rising and unemployment falling, President Sergio
Mattarella said Thursday, praising successive Italian
governments for following EU fiscal rules.
"Now the crisis finally appears behind us and Portugal and
Italy are showing how respect for the rules...has been able to
produce solid results in terms of growth and reduction of
unemployment," he said.
Mattarella was speaking at the University of Porto during an
official visit to Portugal.
The president added that a "quality leap" was needed by the
EU, saying "the crisis should give us a push".
He also said that permanent learning was needed and the EU
should "open up to mobility".
Mattarella went on to say that "innovations do not clash with
ethics".
He also said that the Erasmus Programme was "vital", since it
was creating many young people who are "protagonists of the EU
2.0".
photo: Mattarella with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de
Sousa
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