vintage classic?

there is an old blue bike in my garage, and my goal is to restore it. it was my mother's bike, and she rode it in the 60s.

i'm thinking it is an italian bike, as it has "balilla" brakes. google says these brakes were popular on 1960s bikes and also the ever popular fiat. i'm having trouble identifying what kind of bike this is though, as it is simply called the "executive"