'Old problems can't hold Italy back'

(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - Premier Matteo Renzi told The New York Times on Tuesday it is a time for action in Italy. "I'm the youngest leader Italy has ever had," the 40-year-old premier said. "I'm using my energy and my dynamism to change my country.
    I think the time has come to write a new page for Italy. I can't wait for the old problems of the past". Renzi went on to call his Jobs Act labour reform "the most leftist thing I've done", saying it abolished what was a kind of "labour apartheid in Italy".
    Being a leftist in Italy today means "giving more rights to young people, giving possibilities to a new generation", the premier added.
    He also compared his vision for his Democratic Party (PD) to that of the UK's Labour Party under former prime minister Tony Blair.
    The challenge then was to transform Labour from a loser into a winner, Renzi said.