Premier Giuseppe Conte said Friday
that Italy had not given up on its drive for the European Union
to issue Eurobonds to finance a common response to the economic
earthquake caused by the coronavirus emergency.
He described the compromise reached by the Eurogroup on
Thursday, giving States unconditional access to the ESM bailout
fund to up to 2% of GDP, as "a step forward, but not
sufficient".
He also accused the opposition centre-right of "lying by
saying that we will use the ESM" adding "they weaken Italy in
Europe".
"We won't activate the ESM and I won't sign up to any
proposal that is not ambitious," he said.
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