EU’s Gentiloni says expects Italy to ratify euro zone bailout fund

ROME, Dec 23 (Reuters) – European Economic Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday he expected Italy to ratify a reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund, which the Rome government has expressed doubts about.

Speaking in an Italian radio interview, Gentiloni said the new Italian government had a duty to sign off on the revamped fund, known as the European Stability Mechanism, and he stressed that this did not imply the country would ever have to use it.

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