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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Italian deputy PM threatens to sue EU boss over budget criticism

Matteo Salvini claims Jean-Claude Juncker’s comments drove up Rome’s cost of borrowing The Italian deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has threatened to sue Jean-Claude Juncker for damages, accusing the EU president of pushing up Rome’s cost of borrowing by likening Italy to Greece. Salvini, who is also Italy’s interior minister and leader of the far-right League party, was speaking after Juncker’s comments helped send the yield on Italian benchmark bonds to a four-and-a-half year high of 3.4%, while shares in Italian banks plunged. Continue reading...


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