Italy has stepped up measures to stem mafia infiltration into companies struggling financially because of the coronavirus crisis, AFP reported.
Officials have issued an average of 150 “anti-mafia bans” each month so far this year, measures that prevent companies from entering into contracts with the public administration, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
The efforts are part of a broader attempt to keep European Union recovery funds out of the hands of criminal groups, a risk Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese warned of earlier this year as the pandemic began to bite.
