Month, taxis and immigrants: Meloni warns Europe and moves on

That of the new European governance “is a complex game, on which I believe that Italy has objectives shared by the majority of the political forces, and that they have already been the object of bipartisan support with previous governments. For this reason, I want to say it calmly, but also clearly: I do not think it is useful for Italy to fuel an internal controversy over some financial instruments, such as the Mes, at this stage.” Giorgia Meloni had no doubts about the European Stability Mechanism, on the occasion of his communications yesterday in Parliament, ahead of the European Council today and tomorrow in Brussels: “Italy’s interest today is to approach the negotiations with a package approach, in which the new rules are discussed as a whole of the Stability Pact, the completion of the banking union and the financial safeguard mechanisms, respecting our national interest. Before even a question of merit, there is a question of method on how to defend the national interest”, stressed the prime minister who in His speech, based on a specific Europeanism, put some bets at stake, such as the one reported precisely in Mes, but not only.

«Inflation has once again affected the economy, it is a hideous hidden tax that is paid above all by the less fortunate and those with fixed income. It is correct to fight it forcefully, but the recipe for raising interest rates undertaken by the ECB is simplistic, and many do not think it is the most appropriate: it could be a more disastrous remedy than the disease”, are the words pronounced in the Chamber of Montecitorio by part of the head of government who pointed the finger at the announcement of the increase in interest rates by the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. Regarding the national recovery and resilience plan, Meloni assured, in his response to the Chamber, at the end of the debate on his communications, that the funds will not be used for weapons. “We want to use the resources of the Pnrr for the strategic options that we are pursuing, I am willing to evaluate the proposals for any changes together with Parliament” at the end of August, specified the prime minister, who precisely in terms of possible changes to the Plan made a boast of irony: “I am glad that today you remember the importance of Parliament, since when the Pnrr was approved, Parliament could not even read it, but at the time it was thought to be fine”. “.

In the reply to the Senate, after re-debating his communications on the European Council today and tomorrow, the Chief Executive once again addressed the issue related to the Pnrr, reiterating that the deadlines will be respected and stating that “there will be delays. There is the serious work that we are trying to do – said Meloni – It leaves me frankly surprised that the parties that in fact have elaborated the Plan in which we are working today are also those that take it out on the current government. And I am also surprised that Commissioner Gentiloni does it, that I imagine he will have read the Plan before and that today he is questioning the Italian government, saying that we have to hurry up and do more. If the surveillance had been a little more in the past, it would probably be done much faster today.” Then the prime minister set the record straight: “We did not write the Pnrr and the objections made by the European Commission do not apply to us. For example, the Florence stadium”, which the EU executive “does not believe should be financed, it was not I who included it. We are preparing a lot of work, trying to give continuity to what we can do with a Plan that does not we were responsible.” Finally, a word on the issue of migration. “It is clear that relocations have never been our priority – remarked Meloni. The issue is not resolved by trying to transfer it to another nation.”