Floods mustn't halt Emilia Romagna 'locomotive' -Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 26 - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said Friday that it is important Emilia Romagna is helped to get back on its feet after last week's deadly, devastating floods so the region can continue to be one of the driving forces of the Italian economy.
    "We have focused on giving immediate answers to businesses, workers, families, students, the agricultural sector, sports, and the world of healthcare," Meloni said via video link to the Trento Festival of Economics. after her government approved a two-billion-euro package of emergency measures for Emilia Romagna this week.
    "We have worked on every sphere to show that we will not look the other way, not only because it is right for the citizens affected, but also because it is important for Italy as a whole.
    "Emilia Romagna is a locomotive and if it stops, we won't be able to maintain the good macroeconomic results we are seeing".
    (ANSA).