European Commission Vice
President Valdis Dombrovskis reiterated on Thursday that the new
Italian government will be expected to comply with the EU's
budget rules.
"I don't comment in the policies of parties or the processes
of forming governments, but what I emphasize is that, in any
case, it is important to abide by budget discipline and,
especially for Italy, to continue reduce the deficit and debt
because these are risk factors," Dombrovskis told the European
Parliament.
"We are discussing the trajectory of the accounts with the
Italian authorities and, in reality, this is also a message for
the new government - it is important to stay on track".
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the anti-migrant, Euroskeptic
League, and Luigi Di Maio, the head of the anti-establishment
5-Star Movement, both told the EU to butt out when several
members of the Commission this week stressed that the new
government in Rome will have to respect the EU's budget rules.
The M5S and the League are in talks on forming a new
government and critics have said the policies they have proposed
would cause Italy to breach the budget rules.
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