Italy risks two EU infraction procedures over debt to firms

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-5dbf104a66ecf6e92b7b1a5c5cb414d1.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italy risks two EU infraction procedures over debt to firms” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-5dbf104a66ecf6e92b7b1a5c5cb414d1.jpg” (ANSA) – Brussels, March 19 – The European Union could open two infraction procedures against Italy over its repayment of government debt to firms, European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani told ANSA on Wednesday. PTajani said the Italian government had been unclear on whether it was implementing EU directives correctly in a letter sent to Brussels on March 10 after the European Commission had asked for information over its delay in paying off public administration debts./PPItalian Premier Matteo Renzi last month said repaying the government’s longstanding debt to firms to help revive the economy was the first pledge of his new administration./PIMG id=mediaViewer title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-trasp199.gif”ALL RIGHTS RESERVED