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April 08, 2020 "We must not move back from China and the US that currently make 13% of their GDP available. I am asking for a softening of the budget rules.
Otherwise we have to do without Europe and everyone does it for themselves. "Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in an interview with Bild. Conte urged the speed of the reaction:" We must not end up standing there with our hands crossed: operation succeeded, but patient Europa is dead. "

"Germany has no advantage if Europe sinks into recession. We need to develop the necessary fiscal instruments. We do not expect Germany and Holland to pay our debts. But the fiscal policy rules must be loosened," said Conte. to Eurobonds.

"Just yesterday I had a confrontation with our scientists, they confirmed to me that the epidemiological curve in Italy is improving, so the effect of the restrictive measures adopted so far is starting to feel. It is a positive effect, it improves the number of healed, the number of infected people is decreasing. I am confident that if we continue along this line and with this approach we will continue to have more and more positive results, we will be able to get out of the most critical phase of the emergency ", says Conte to Bild. "But be careful - adds the premier - the same scientists and experts advise not to mitigate the restrictive measures at all".