WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Pelosi led a delegation of Congressional Democrats to Italy during the last week and met with top Italian government officials.
"We talked about the EU [European Union] and Brexit and what that meant especially in Italy, because they’re saying Italy is next to go, but that was not the impression that we got in Italy," Pelosi stated. "It was a stronger EU, a more fulsome EU, rather than leaving."
On June 23, majority voters in the United Kingdom opted in a referendum to exit the European Union, a move also known as Brexit.
Concerns have surfaced since that Italy may follow suit because the country faces severe economic problems, and a significant number of people considers EU membership has not helped, but exacerbated the economic situation, among other problems. Italy’s banking system has extended more than 360 billion euros in bad loans.