Can pandemic recovery plan end Italys years of stagnation?
MILAN (AP)  The pandemic is giving Italy a chance to revamp its underperforming economy. Premier Mario Draghi plans to spend more than 200 billion euros in support from the European Unions recovery fund on clearing away the red tape and low educational achievement that has kept Italy from growing like other members of the euro currency union. Economists say addressing those problems wouldnt just help Italy. Stronger growth in Italy would make the countrys huge debt pile much more manageable. Doing that would remove a key vulnerability for Europes currency union and avoid a repeat of Europes debt crisis from a decade ago.