MILAN: Italy is in discussions with the European Commission to try to prevent Brussels imposing penalties over Rome’s management of its public finances, sources close to the talks said Monday.

Italy was one of eight eurozone countries warned in November that they could face fines and restricted access to funds from Brussels over their failure to stick to the EU’s Stability Pact rules.

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