Italian Business Pressing Rome to Lift Anti-Russian Sanctions

© AP Photo / Gregorio BorgiaThe Italian, left, and European Union flags wave at half mast on the facade of the Scuderie del Quirinale museum in Rome.
The Italian, left, and European Union flags wave at half mast on the facade of the Scuderie del Quirinale museum in Rome. - Sputnik International
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Italian business is putting pressure on the country's authorities to lift sanctions against Russia, the president of an Italian fashion and textile trade association, Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), said Monday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The SMI fashion and textile trade association unites over 400,000 employees and 50,000 companies in the industry.

"[Italian business people] are putting pressure on the European community, even on Italian Prime Minister [Matteo] Renzi to remove all barriers between Europe and Russia, as they have a strong impact not only on the fashion industry, but also on companies engaged in the supply of food and the production of furniture," Claudio Marenzi told RIA Novosti.

Relations between Russia and the member states of the European Union deteriorated significantly in 2014 due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The West blamed Moscow for fueling violence and subsequently introduced several rounds of anti-Russia sanctions to exert pressure on the Kremlin. Moscow has firmly denied the allegations.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has repeatedly stated that the sanctions are having a negative impact on his country's economy.

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