ITALY
The Local
Negotiations are underway between the Holy See and the Italian government to share financial information, paving the way to put an end to secrecy at the Vatican bank, the pontiff’s secretary of state said on Wednesday.
Following rumours that top Vatican and Italian officials were discussing a deal, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Wednesday confirmed “negotiations are underway” between the two states.
The Holy See is working towards “a process of better transparency and of better collaboration with Italy in the fiscal spheres,” Parolin told journalists.
“We hope that we can soon arrive at a conclusion that I think could be beneficial for everyone,” the secretary of state added.
Parolin would not be moved on precisely when a deal would likely be reached, although said the two governments were “working at a good pace”.
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