Salvini and Economic Development Minister Luigi Di Maio, head of the M5S, also serve as deputy premiers to Conte. While Conte has hardly made any public statements since being appointed, both Di Maio and Salvini have been much more outspoken. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker called Saturday for Conte’s new eurosceptic Italian government to be treated with respect, having earlier told Italians to work harder and stop blaming the EU for the country’s problems. “We should show respect towards Italy,” Juncker said in an interview with the German press group Funke Mediengruppe. “That must not happen again in the present case with Italy,” Juncker said.”Italians have a clear understanding of what is good for their country.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2018 12:11 UTC