Premier Matteo Renzi told a
meeting of Italian party whips on Wednesday that there was no
evidence that Italy was facing specific threat of a terrorist
attack.
"Like all our partners, we have taken all the necessary
security measures, although there is no evidence of a specific
threat in Italy," Renzi told the meeting called after Tuesday's
terror attacks in Brussels, ANSA sources said.
The premier also said closer security cooperation was
needed among European States to combat the threat.
"It's necessary to tighten the intelligence mechanisms
among the European countries and more besides," he said,
according to sources, at a meeting featuring whips both from
opposition and ruling-coalition parties.
"It's necessary to enhance Europol and work on a common
structure".
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