'Something has to give': Italians back euro but rail against EU’s rules

Voters’ desire for a tougher approach towards Brussels could benefit Eurosceptics

Ever since the inception of the EU, Italians have been among the staunchest defenders of the European project. But the political crisis that engulfed the bloc’s third largest economy this week, centring on a debate over Italy’s commitment to the eurozone, has spooked investors and worried Brussels.

It has raised a question that just a few years ago would have seemed unfathomable: are Italians ready to ditch the euro?

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