No Commission v Italy battle - Katainen

(ANSA) - Brussels, November 22 - 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".