Italy warned the European Commission on Friday not to prevent Lufthansa’s planned partial acquisition of state-owned Italian airline ITA on Friday, saying any obstacles to the deal would harm the nation. Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said a rejection from Brussels would be a “serious attack on Italy, to which we will not stand idly by.” Salvini, leader of the right-wing League of Italy party, said such a step could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs. ITA was formed in 2020 after a restructuring of the failed Italian flag carrier Alitalia, which Rome acquired when various takeove…