[HIGHLIGHTS] Post office, railways… Giorgia Meloni's Italy launches a series of contested privatizations to reduce its debt

Italy is the highest debtor in Europe as a percentage of GDP after Greece. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to raise 20 billion euros by 2026 through privatizations.

The State intends to sell part of its shares in the railway company Ferrovie dello Stato and in the hydrocarbon giant Eni. “We believe that the homeland cannot be sold,” said Andrea Orlando, deputy of the Democratic Party (center left) in an interview with La Repubblica.