President Sergio Mattarella told The
European House Ambrosetti Forum at Cernobbio on Lake Como on
Friday that reducing Italy's public debt is an "inescapable
necessity".
"Italy is an honourable debtor," he added.
"On the debt front it has paid more interest than France and
Germany together". Mattarella then spoke about Europe, pointing
out that it is "unfinished" and saying that "we must not be
afraid of reforms, of looking ahead, of imagining a Europe that
is ever more perfected in its architecture and ever more
inclusive".
He then warned of resurfacing desires for a "future that is the
result of nostalgia for a past that often reserved tragedies for
us".
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