Outgoing German Chancellor Angela
Merkel said after an EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia
Wednesday that "I think we need an economically strong Italy and
(Premier) Mario Draghi has taken important steps to reach that
goal".
Before leaving for a farewell visit to Italy when she will see
Draghi and the pope, Merkel recalled Draghi's time at the ECB
and said "he took important steps to save the euro".
"Now," she said, "he has a completely different role" with a
"very inclusive" government" and "I look forward to carrying out
this visit".
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