Italy, southern EU debt 'may block recovery for years' - S&P

(ANSA) - Rome, June 10 - The public and private debt of Italy and other southern European countries like Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia "could block the recovery for years," Standard & poor's said Tuesday.
    Their debt doubled from 2006 to 2013, the ratings agency said.
    Rome's 71.6% rise was the lowest after Slovenia's.