President Van Rompuy welcomes the rigorous financial measures adopted by the Italian Prime Minister and his Government

13 August 2011

EC President, Herman van Rompuy, made the following statement following a telephone call he had today with the Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi.

"I spoke to the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, today following the adoption of the financial package in Italy yesterday.  I fully support and welcome the timely and rigorous financial measures. I underlined that these approved measures are crucially important not only for Italy but for the eurozone as a whole."

Statement

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