Work in Europe, yes. The slowness demonstrated in the achievement of urgent objectives, such as the (effective) gas price ceiling or the management of the migration dossier, is counterbalanced by the effectiveness in achieving goals that relate to their cultural mantras. Like the green dogma. In this sense, a few days ago the European Commission gave the green light to France’s plan to ban short-haul flights when the route’s destination can be reached alternatively with a rail section. This novelty concerns three routes, instead of the eight originally planned, but Paris is the forerunner of a new leadership synergy initiative that could also involve other countries. “I am proud that France is a pioneer in this sector,” said Transport Minister Clement Baune. And that the debate on the subject can expand is demonstrated by the fact that, here with us, the co-spokesperson of Europa Verde Angelo Bonelli immediately launched an appeal: “The government strikes a blow”. Furthermore, the fact that this innovation is decisive for respect for the environment is not so irrefutable. Okay, it’s a party, but from “Iata”, the international association of airlines, they quote a study by Eurocontrol, according to which if all flights of less than 500 km in Europe were cancelled, 24% of air traffic would be cut, but CO2 emissions would be reduced by only 3.8%.
And then there is another initiative launched by the European executive. And it concerns the so-called “cross-border parenting”. A principle that, in 2020, during the State of the Union speech, had been affirmed as a goal by Ursula Von der Lyen: “Whoever is a father in one country, is a father in all countries”. That said, it seems obvious. But it is less if we consider that some European countries have sanctioned the possibility of becoming parents also through rented wombs, a practice prohibited in Italy. After about two years of work. In the course of which, as recognized by the President of the Legal Commission Vazquez Lazara, it cannot be excluded that the case also includes forms of “plurigenitorship”, which, for example, is discussed in the Netherlands. Well, yesterday the Commission presented the proposal for a regulation to harmonize legal systems. It is not the last step, because both the European Council and Parliament will have to examine and approve the text.
But what would be the risk, was pointed out by the MEP of the Lega Simona Baldassarre. The regulation, he writes, is “a slap in the face to national jurisdiction over family law and the principle of subsidiarity”, in fact “approving the rules on the right to paternity and creating a European paternity certificate means obliging countries like Italy to recognize the most extravagant definitions of what family», as precisely «multiparentality». Obviously the left is celebrating, with the deputy Laura Boldrini noting: “If the regulation is definitively approved, the Meloni government will have to adapt, leaving aside their obscurantist view of society”. Once again, therefore, the dignity of women and the creation of life are threatened by that rainbow ideology which always finds attentive listeners in Brussels.
Source: IL Tempo
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
