Re Italy
Renzi the PM said he would resign if he loses the Vote…..but since has backtracked, surprise, surprise. As they realised that would allow an election and the 5 Star people might well win and then u really would have an EU crisis, as 5 Star want out of the Euro, if not out of the EU as well, if the EU kicked up rough about leaving the Euro, which they would.
So even if he does lose the vote he may well stay around and so an immediate crisis, may be averted……but all he will have done is buy time…until the next election etc.