The prime minister of Italy, Cteon: Coronavirus can destroy the EU

Giseppe Cotete said the EU should act in an adequate and co-ordinated manner to help the worst hit countries by the virus.

Mr. Cite said the European Union should rise to the challenge it calls the worst “player since World War II”, the Periscope from the BBC follows.

This was his first inverter with a British broadcaster since the pandemic broke out in Italy seven weeks ago.

He was speaking until Italy and several other EU countries are trying to push other more liberal members into the bloc to launch the so-called “korona-bond”-depart debt that all EU countries had to help settle.

In particular, the Netherlands is opposed to this idea, leading to a row among eurozone finance ministers.

The Italian prime minister told the BBC that Europe's leaders were “in a historical confrontation” that could not be avoided.

If we don't get the chance to give life to the European project, the risk of collapse is real. ”

The rate of infections in Italy is slowing down in recent days. /Periscope