Speaking in the Italian Senate on Thursday, the Lega leader and former deputy prime minister blasted Berlin and Brussels' attempts to help Italy cope with the coronavirus outbreak with financial aid at the condition it will have to pay back every penny in the future. Mr Salvini said: “In Brussels, it is clear they are yet to understand the situation. If the German Government keeps talking about the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) without conditions which provides that funds are given to Italy but have to be paid back in the future, Berlin and Brussels got it wrong.