Quake: Renzi says no compromises

(ANSA) - Perugia, September 29 - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said on Thursday that Italy would make no compromises regarding the funding needed to ensure the safety of schools following a devastating earthquake in August.
    "For the safety of our children, we do not make compromises," Renzi said during a visit to Perugia. He added that all the funds needed to rebuild and reinforce schools to reduce disaster risks in the wake of the August 24 earthquake would be outside the European Union's Stability and Growth Pact, which obliges member states to keep their budget shortfalls below 3% of gross domestic product (GDP).
    "We have to become the number one country in the world also in terms of prevention," he said.
    The 6.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed several mountain villages in central Italy and claimed 298 lives. Renzi has unveiled a "Home Italy" plan to make the country anti-seismic, but has said it will take years to complete.