Italy won't accept Stability Pact we can't respect - Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 6 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday reiterated that her government will not accept a reform of the EU Stability and Growth Pact if it sees the new budget rules as being unworkable.
    The EU member States are currently negotiating a reform of the Pact, which has been suspended since the COVID pandemic exploded in 2020.
    If they fail to reach an agreement, the old budget rules will come back into force next year.
    "You cannot say yes to a reform of the Pact, if then you cannot respect it," Meloni told Rtl 102.5 radio.
    "These are hours of intense negotiations. It's a very delicate time.
    "We believe that, to be serious, Europe must take into consideration the strategies it has set in the new governance rules.
    "We have the NRRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), the digital-energy transition.
    "You cannot fail to take into account the investments that Europe is asking for. We are doing our best to achieve an effective but reasonable compromise". (ANSA).