EU is condo, we must stand up for ourselves - Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 30 - The European Union is a condominium where neighbours live together and where members like Italy must stand up for themselves, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in Florence Monday.
    "Europe is a condominium, we all live together, each of us may have different interests, but we must assert ourselves, we cannot say that the others do not want us," said Tajani at an event in the Tuscan capital.
    "I must say that today Italians often fight side by side, even at a European level, common battles to protect a national interest in a European context," Tajani said.
    "Protecting national interests in Europe does not mean going against Europe.
    "Europe must make the synthesis of different interests, and a Europe that sees Italy as a protagonist means a richer Italy." (ANSA).