Italy's PM says virus crisis should be opportunity to reform country

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Italy cannot afford to return to normality after the coronavirus emergency but should turn the crisis into an opportunity to reform the country, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. — Reuters
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. — Reuters

“This is the time to work on a clear project to come out of the crisis,” Conte said in the opening speech of a nine-day policy consultation in Rome.

“We must take advantage [of the situation] to turn the crisis into an opportunity, and remove all the obstacles that have slowed [Italy] down,” he added.

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