European Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker and Italian Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico
met for talks on Tuesday following the recent tension between
Rome and Brussels over the Italian government's budget plans.
"It was a good meeting, a moment to cool the temperature,"
Commission Spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said.
EU sources said the meeting, and the fact Fico was also able
to encounter Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and
Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici during a single
trip, was a sign that the EU is hungry for dialogue with Italy.
Schinas stressed, however, that the Commission still wants to
see the EU's rules respected.
"It is up to the Italian policymakers to find rules and
measures that allow Italy to stay within the agreed budget
targets. These targets were approved by the 28 democratically
elected heads of State and government of the Union," the
spokesperson said.
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