De henstillinger, der rettes til Italien i forbindelse med de overordnede retningslinjer for den økonomiske politik i år, er de samme som i de sidste fem år, men man gør ikke noget for at tilpasse sig til kravene, når det gælder arbejdsmarkedet, den sociale sikring, de selvstændige erhverv og markedernes liberalisering.
The demands made upon Italy in this year's broad economic policy guidelines are the same as those which have been made throughout the past five years, but nothing effective is being done to meet the requirements relating to the labour market, pensions, the liberal professions and the liberalisation of the markets.