Pd, M5S and Avs obstructionism, if not already organized, is still expected. Today, the decree on Public Administration will reach the plenary of the Chamber, which contains the norm that excludes the “concurrent” control of the Court of Auditors over the implementation of the Pnrr and all deputies of the majority have been alerted. “Guarantee presence in court from 2 pm”, is the notice sent to parliamentarians from the various centre-right groups. And it’s not an inevitable fact, since it’s a post-long weekend Monday. At that time, in fact, an interruption of the general discussion could be requested and the government could raise the question of confidence in the text.
The process is reportedly expected to be completed by Wednesday and – as the decree expires on June 21 – the Senate process is also expected to be shelved. “We believe that if confidence is asked for in the AP decree, it will certainly be granted because it is a measure that Italy needs. As for the rule of the Court of Auditors, if we want the Pnrr to be successful and to conclude the works by June 2026, there is no need for intermediate checks, but final ones”, cuts Tommaso Foti, leader of the Fratelli d’ Italia to the Chamber, which classified the criticism received by the European Commission about the role of the Court of Auditors as “a field invasion”.
“Perhaps someone has become accustomed to a certain acquiescence from Italy and now finds himself facing a government that firmly defends its principles. In the past, governments would have said let’s abolish the rule. This time it didn’t happen and that can cause nervousness», he attacks. There are not a few in the majority who note a diversity of behavior on the part of Brussels in relation to when Mario Draghi directed the dossier, but the defense of the line – from the Prime Minister downwards – remains clear: no isolation in Europe.
Indeed, insists Foti, “on the contrary: Giorgia Meloni is already highly regarded both at the European Council and at the G7 and G20. For a politician who defends the national interest, it was not obvious to reach this goal so quickly”. The opposition, in any case, is on a war footing: “We are going to fight, the government is forcing the Court of Auditors”, assure the Democratic Party. «It is inconceivable that even on this occasion the Government escapes a democratic discussion, we want to present our firm reasons against a decree that muzzles the Court of Auditors but we hope that by 2 pm, by all indications, the Government will be able to raise the issue of confidence, closing any space for discussion», explains Filiberto Zaratti, leader of Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra in the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber. And if Action and Iv do not see “coups” in the cancellation of the “concurrent” control of the account magistrates in the Pnrr, the M5S is also preparing for a tug of war: “Let’s see what happens, let’s do battle in the court. serious thing”, assure the pentastellati, ready to ask for more space for discussion. In fact, that of the Pa’s decree may not be the only confidence of the week in the Chamber. “The government can also put in the drought decree”, is the rumor that circulates on the Transatlantic.
Source: IL Tempo
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