European Commission Vice
President Jyrki Katainen said Thursday that it was wrong to see
the case of Italy's budget as a showdown between Rome and
Brussels.
"Yesterday we said what the Commission's opinion is (about
the budget)," Katainen said.
"Now we are waiting to see what the member States say, but we
don't want to encourage anyone to consider this a battle between
the Commission and Italy.
"The member States are responsible for what they do with
respect to their citizens, but also with respect to the other
States and the whole EU.
"We are in the same family and we have the same rules.
"We want to be sure that there is good, proper dialogue
between the Commission and the Italian authorities.
"The solution will come via discussion. We want to avoid
negative consequences that could spread to the rest of the
continent".
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