Per Politico: "After leaders broke off from......>

EU: Per Politico: "After leaders broke off from their plenary session late last

night, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte decried efforts to reduce the

recovery fund. "This negotiation aimed at reducing the effectiveness of the

European response doesn't make sense," he said. "The recovery plan cannot become

a tool to carry on an ideological battle." Conte accused frugal countries of

being "short-sighted" and pursuing "domestic consensus in the immediate" without

realizing that their decision will contribute "to bring down the single market

and the freedom to dream of younger generations." "Grants are needed for a swift

recovery and to strengthen the resilience of countries which face greater

difficulties in having economic growth," Conte added."