Italy doesn't take orders, but leads EU says Renzi

(ANSA) - Rome, February 1 - Italy is no longer taking orders from the EU, Premier Matteo Renzi wrote on his website Monday. "Reforms are now laws, and economic fundamentals have returned to a plus sign after three years of recession," he wrote. "We can go back to doing our job, which is to lead Europe - not to go take orders in some palace in Brussels". Italy is no longer indebted to Europe, Renzi went on. "For years, Italy was morally indebted to European institutions (and to) its own citizens, because it spoke of reforms it didn't carry out," he added.
    Italy has been quarreling with the European Commission recently over its veto of a fund for refugees in Turkey, saying it will only contribute to the fund if the EU agrees to free its spending on migrant rescue, processing and hosting from Stability Pact constraints.