EU's Gentiloni calls for Italy to play a bigger role in European economy

Italy needs to play more of a leadership role in Europe's economy, EU Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday, adding it could not be "the last wagon of the train trying to hold everyone else back."

Gentiloni, Europe's Economy Commissioner and a former Italian prime minister, said Italy also needed to do more to face up to the green energy transition.

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