Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on his arrival at the European Council on Thursday 20 June that his government was working to present economic elements to the Commission and other Member States in order to avoid the opening of an excessive deficit procedure against his country.
"Next Wednesday, at the Council of Ministers, we will make adjustments to certify that the accounts are in a better situation than expected [...] that we are more around 2.1% [of GDP] than 2.5% [of GDP in...