(ANSA) - Rome, January 29 - Northern League leader Matteo
Salvini said Sunday if he came to power he would ask the EU to
impose trade duties to defend Italian products, prompting
Industry Minister Carlo Calenda to say "Salvini gets the prize
for the dumbest proposal".
Undeterred, Salvini said he would ask Europe "to defend the
textile and toy sectors as well as our food products and also
steel".
Euroskeptic and anti-migrant leader Salvini is running for
the March 4 general election in a coalition that includes Silvio
Berlusconi's pro-business and pro-free trade Forza Italia party.
Salvini says will ask for trade duties
'Wins prize for dumbest proposal' says Calenda