Italy Sticks With New Travel Rules Despite Pushback From EU
- Draghi to defend new rules as Italy sees case numbers soar
- Former ECB chief in Brussels for what could be his last summit
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is under pressure to explain to Italians and the rest of Europe his snap decision to impose significant new travel rules just ahead of the Christmas holiday season.
At a European Union summit Thursday, Draghi will face questions from the bloc’s executive arm and member states on why Italy gave no advance notice before unveiling new restrictions on travel that risk undermining the digital Covid certificate used to facilitate travel inside the bloc.