Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:27 | #
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that the EU could fail over the response to coronavirus. He said that the union has to work in a more co-ordinated way to fight the outbreak or risk collapsing altogether. With the Italian economy set to contract and debt set to inevitably spiral, Conte , speaking to the BBC, reiterated his desire for an increased social and economic response on the European level.
“It’s a big challenge to [the] existence of Europe and the history of Europe, we are not just writing pages in the books of economics, we’re writing pages in history books” Conte said.
“This is a big appointment with history and we cannot miss it. Myself and other European leaders need to rise to the challenge. There’s no doubt that if our response is not strong enough and unified, if Europe fails to come up with a policy adequate for the biggest challenge since the Second World War, for sure, not only Italians, but European citizens will be deeply disappointed. If we do not seize the opportunity to put new life into the European project, the risk of failure is real. I won’t allow it to materialize. I want to banish [the risk] “.
Posted by mancinblack on Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:27 | #
That’s Conte being concerned over the future of the European project, while ignoring the real threat to the future of Europe that the EU facilitates.