Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's reform-oriented government is much appreciated in Germany, the country's president, Joachim Gauck, said Thursday at an event with his Italian counterpart, Giorgio Napolitano, dpa reported. The remarks came four days after Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag that French and Italian economic reform efforts were "insufficient," drawing angry responses in Paris and Rome. -- SPA 20:59 LOCAL TIME 17:59 GMT تغريد
