Rome told to sort out rubbish crisis or face EU sanctions

Brussels is keeping close eye on waste disposal row that has become political issue in run-up to Italy's March general electionItaly could be sanctioned by the EU unless authorities in Rome and its wider Lazio region get to grips with a waste disposal crisis that has dragged on for weeks, the country's environment minister has warned.Gian Luca Galletti lambasted the lack of an adequate plan for rubbish disposal in the capital after offers of help from the Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzo regions were snubbed by Rome's Five Star Movement (M5S) administration for being too costly. Continue reading...