Germany broke fiscal rules first, Renzi to Weber

Italy PM replies to EPP caucus chief

(ANSA) - Rome, July 2 - Germany broke the EU's fiscal rules first and that helped it enact key reforms for growth, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi told EPP caucus leader Manfred Weber Wednesday. "If Weber was speaking on behalf of Germany, I remind him that during the last Italian presidency (in 2003), there was a country that was not only allowed flexibility but was also allowed to breach the limits so as to be a country that is growing today," he said.