“The vote by the European Parliament is not binding, the truce is a good sign and we are moving towards peace. Italy has always maintained constant relations and I want to thank Qatar and Egypt for the work they did to free the first Israeli hostages. We have always supported US action in this direction. That’s why I believe our role was important.” So did the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on the sidelines of the International Agriculture and Nutrition Forum organized in Rome by Coldiretti, and The European House – Ambrosetti.
Afterwards, Minister Tajani also addressed more purely economic issues. «We are working on the stability pact so that it is a stability and growth pact. There are expenses that do not result from a government choice to increase public debt, but from external choices: the green economy is a European choice, the war in Ukraine is not an executive choice. If there is a universal commitment to help Ukraine, if there is a commitment to achieve a greener economy, I believe that, for example, these two sectors should be separated from the calculation of the deficit/GDP ratio.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani , said this on the sidelines of the Coldiretti Forum in Rome. Regarding the ESM, “I reiterated to Chancellor Scholz and the German Finance Minister: all macroeconomic aspects must be addressed together, the ESM, the banking union and fiscal harmonization . All macroeconomic policy is part of a common plan that must aim to support the microeconomy, that is, the real economy, industry and agriculture.” «Let’s start with the Stability Pact, then we address the ESM, then the Banking Union, then fiscal harmonization because there cannot be tax havens in Europe and the banking union cannot be left in half. Let’s address the package as a whole. Let’s resolve the Stability Pact first and then the other things, one at a time, including the MEE.”
Source: IL Tempo
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