“What we have done in this Commission towards France and Italy, giving them more time since they had difficulty in getting things right within the deadlines set, is a sign of confidence. When a government writes to me that it will carry out structural reforms, I believe it. So yes, I have faith in the Renzi government". So the president of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, interviewed by Sky Tg24.
Speaking of the stability bill, Juncker claimed that the Commission “has given Italy more time and in many countries I have been heavily criticized for this because many would have wanted me to apply the Stability Pact strictly and to the letter. I didn't want to do it and I didn't want to dictate to the Italian Government and Parliament what they should have done, but I asked the Italian Government to put in black and white on a letter what it would have done".
