Premier Giuseppe Conte had
separate informal meetings on Monday with his two deputy
premiers, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and Labour and
Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio, sources said.
There had been reports that the three government bigwigs plus
Economy Minister Giovanni Tria were going to meet together on
Monday.
But that encounter is now expected to take place on Tuesday
when Conte returns from the conference on Libya that Italy is
hosting in Palermo, the sources said.
On Tuesday the government is set to reply to the European
Commission's demand that it change its budget plan for 2019.
Salvini said that his meeting with Conte was "positive".
He said he has assessed the situation "regarding Libya and
the budget, in view of the sending of the letter" of reply to
Brussels with the premier.
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