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In the 1990s, qualifying against the odds for eurozone membership was a matter of pride for most Italians (Photo: savokov)

Anti-euro talk spreads in Italy

In the 1990s, qualifying against the odds for eurozone membership was a matter of pride for most Italians. Now leaving the euro – once a political taboo – is routinely discussed by the media, as the campaign for next month's European Parliament elections gets into full swing.

Polls suggest that eurosceptics may win as much as 50 percent of the votes, if support levels for Grillo's Five Star Movement (M5S) and Berlusconi's Forza Italia are totted up with those for smaller right-wing part...

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In the 1990s, qualifying against the odds for eurozone membership was a matter of pride for most Italians (Photo: savokov)

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