Eurozone ministers line up behind EU in Italy budget dispute

Bruno Le Maire says future of euro at stake as finance chiefs urge Rome to rethink policies

Several eurozone finance ministers have come out to back Brussels in a row with Italy's populist government over a budget that has been deemed to break the rules of the common currency bloc.

France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, warned that the future of the euro was at stake as he urged the Italian government to reach an agreement with the European commission.