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Italy - Final approval for justice reform


Assadakah Roma News - Italy's Cabinet on Wednesdaygave its final approval to a broad reform of the justice systemneeded to keep European Union funds flowing, the Italian justiceministry said.

The reform has been among the most controversial of PrimeMinister Mario Draghi's premiership, and its main aim wasspeeding up the country's notoriously slow judicial proceedings,an issue seen as deterring foreign investment and growth.

The European Commission made part of its 200 billion euros($193.76 billion) of pandemic recovery funds for Italyconditional on cutting the length of trials by 25% over five years in criminal cases and by 40% in civil ones.

The reform had to become effective by the end of this yearin order to release the EU money. It was part of the businessDraghi could pursue until the appointment of a new Cabinet afterthe Sept. 25 general election, which was won by a right-wingalliance.($1 = 1.0322 euros)

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