ECB's Draghi met Italy's president, hinted at budget risks: papers

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi testifies before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

ROME (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday pointing out the risks stemming from a negative market reaction to the country's new budget, two Italian newspapers reported on Friday.

It was not immediately possible to have a comment from the head of state press office.

(Reporting by Giselda Vagnoni, editing by Agnieszka Flak)