The leaders of the socialists and liberals in the European Parliament are to campaign for Walter Veltroni, the head of the Democratic Party in Italy – the country's centre-left political alliance.
"We don't have a concrete date confirmed yet, but the intention is certainly there that [Socialist leader Martin Schulz] will go to Italy. There are several occasions where he could turn up to support Mr Veltroni," a spokesperson for the socialist group said.
Liberal leader Graham Watson...
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