Topic: Matteo Salvini

Finance ministers in the European Union fail to reach an agreement on an economic stimulus package for the Eurozone. Germany and the Netherlands resist bailing out Italy, while Italian politician Matteo Salvini expresses distrust of loans from Brussels. The hosts note that the Euro is approaching parity with the Dollar as the Union faces a potential collapse.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned following a collapse of the governing coalition led by Matteo Salvini. The crisis centers on Salvini's hardline stance on immigration and his call for early elections. The hosts suggest the EU may install technocrats to manage the country's governance.