Premier Matteo Renzi said Friday
in Brussels that debate at the European Union summit that just
ended was "tough and intense, as always".
There are "no particular worries or concerns" over Italy's
2015 budget, the premier added.
"We will close what needs to be closed in the next few
hours," Renzi told reporters after the meeting of EU leaders.
An agreement with the EU may see the Italian budget's
structural deficit reduced by 0.3% instead of the 0.1% in the
original budget document, sources told ANSA.
Renzi would not comment directly on the report, but said
only: "We will be close, you'll see".
Italians should know his government's structural and
economic reforms "are right for the country" and are not being
implemented on demand by the European Union.
"This is a government that respects everyone but won't stop
for anyone," he went on, adding that Italy must stand tall in
Europe.
"We need a stronger, prouder, more determined Italian
presence," Renzi said after an EU summit. "Italy gives Europe 20
billion euros a year and gets 10 billion back. Our strength and
authority is out of the question and we are not here to be
lectured or reprimanded".
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