EU urges Italy to stick to programme

The European Commission urged the new Italian government to stick to reform plans as it cleared the way on Tuesday for the payment of an additional $20.2 billion in post-COVID recovery funds, Qazet.az reports.

The Commission said Italy had met a series of 45 landmarks and targets in reform of areas such as public employment, procurement, tax administration, teaching and healthcare to qualify for another part of a 192 billion euro programme.