(ANSA) – BRUSSELS, FEB 11 – European Economic Affairs
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday he had full
confidence in premier-designate Mario Draghi’s ability to lead
an “efficient and pro-European” government, using EU COVID
recovery funds to boost growth and weather the virus emergency.
Gentiloni said the 750 billion euro Recovery Fund, 209 billion
of which will go to Italy, had a “very important growth
potential” and so it was important that the likely government
led by the ex-ECB chief “should go in the right direction”.
Gentiloni said he had “full confidence in (Draghi’s) experience,
ideas and abilities” to lead the government Italy needs. (ANSA).