Italy's new Prime Minister Enrico Letta went to Berlin for political talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday (30 April) just hours after being confirmed by the Italian Senate.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the two tried to downplay their divergences over European economic policy.
Merkel repeated several times that "solid public finances" and growth are two sides of the same coin.
"We have to free ourselves from this misconception that growth and budget consolidation...
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