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Key Italian Minister Questions ECB Independence From Governments
A key minister in Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing administration has called into question the legitimacy of the European Central Bank’s independence from national governments and European Union authorities. “We have relinquished to independent bodies that are accountable only to themselves the possibility of shaping the lives of citizens and the economy, with more power than the European Commission and, most importantly, than national governments,” Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told newspaper La Repubblica on Wednesday. “Is it legitimate to ask whether this is right?” Italian government officials have ... (full story)