Italian frustration with Berlin
has "boiled over again" after Germany rejected Rome's idea of
funding a new 'migration compact' with Eurobonds, the Financial
Times said Wednesday.
"The spat reignited tensions between Angela Merkel and
Matteo Renzi that appeared to have eased in recent months," it
said.
Italy has asked the EU to offer financial incentives to
countries in sub-Saharan Africa for them to curb migrant flows
and readmit them after deportation.
The Italian 'migration compact' was well received in
Brussels, the FT noted, with EU Council President Donald Tusk
agreeing to work on an ambitious plan.
But the Eurobond funding idea was rejected by Merkel, "with
unusual force and speed", prompting Renzi to voice his
"irritation".
"The latest dispute between Renzi and Merkel comes after a
few months of fragile detente," the FT said.
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