Renzi says Italy's establishment trying block his reform efforts - paper

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stands on the tribune before the Italian Cup final soccer match between Fiorentina and Napoli at the Olympic stadium in Rome May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said in a newspaper interview on Sunday that Italy's political and trade union establishment was trying to block his efforts to "revolutionise" the country.

Renzi, 39, who presents himself as an outsider to Italy's largely discredited political class, said conservative forces would not halt his plans to reform the public administration and change labour rules.