Renzi says programme is 'last chance'

(ANSA) - Rome, September 16 - Premier Matteo Renzi said his government's 1,000-day reform programme was Italy's last chance to make up for wasted time that should have been used to combat the country's economic decline. "The 1,000 days are the last chance to make up the wasted time, a sign of recovery after so much wasted time," Renzi told the Lower House. "I am willing to lose popularity to carry out reforms, added the premier, the leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).