IANS | 20 Mar, 2019
The Italian government will aim to safeguard Italian citizens and
businesses in the "undesirable" event of the UK's scheduled withdrawal
from the European Union on March 29 without a deal, Premier Giuseppe
Conte said on Tuesday.
"Given the current uncertainty around
Brexit, the Italian government will keep working to ensure the
protection of citizens' rights and those of our businesses, as well as
financial stability in the undesirable event of Great Britain's exit
from the EU without an accord," Conte told lawmakers.
Conte was
briefing the Italian parliament on the summit of European leaders on
Thursday, at which Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May will ask for a
delay to smooth its exit from the bloc after parliament Speaker John
Bercow ruled she must substantially change her twice-defeated divorce
deal to put it to a third vote.
"It is to be hoped that decisions
taken this week in London guarantee the UK's orderly departure from the
EU so that a future relationship properly reflects the deep and special
ties that have been built on over four decades of joint participation
in Europe's integration process," Conte said.
