The European Commission may fine Italy over a rubbish crisis in Naples unless its government takes faster action to tackle the problem, the EU environment chief said yesterday.

Refuse collection in Naples and the surrounding Campania region stopped around Christmas when almost every dump was declared full. As a result, 110,000 tonnes of garbage have piled up in the streets, triggering sporadic violence.

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