We asked our Rome correspondent, Carlo Fusi, to explain the reasons for the controversy.
Banks and "Family Congress" spark controversy in Italian Government
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (2-L) with his vice Prime Ministers Luigi Di Maio (2-R), Matteo Salvini (L), and Giancarlo Giorgetti (R). Source: EPA/ANGELO CARCONI
The controversy over the participation of some Ministers of the League in the so-called Congress of Families that took place in Verona in the past few days is still alive. Meanwhile, the Economy Minister, Giovanni Tria, has warned those who attack the Italian banking system, stating that this "means undermining the national interest". Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte replied to Tria: "I do not think there are the conditions to talk about attacking the banks. Let us all be lucid”.
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