European Commission Vice
President Valdis Dombrovskis told ANSA Wednesday that he and
Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici had warned Italy
against reversing reforms of its pension system in a letter to
Rome.
"Italy must stick by the important structural budget reforms,
such as the pension reform, which support the long-term
sustainability of Italy's debt," Dombrovskis said.
"We have a good relationship with (Italian Economy Minister
Pier Carlo) Padoan and his team.
"We'll evaluate the respect of the debt criteria again in the
spring".
Italy's biggest trade-union confederation, the leftwing CGIL,
has announced it will stage demonstrations on December 2 as it
is not satisfied with government adjustments offered in relation
to an increase in the retirement age to 67, set to kick in in
2019.
The CGIL said not enough has been done in terms of exemptions
for people doing heavy jobs.
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