It opens and ends by thanking all parliamentary groups, both for the work carried out in approving the rules to combat violence against women (“an area in which we can work together and where we will always be available”), and for the opportunity for discussion in the Chamber of Palazzo Madama because, he recalls, “I had a long parliamentary career and, as can sometimes be seen by the passion I put into my answers, I miss life in this place a little”. And, in fact, the word “passion” fully describes Giorgia Meloni’s debut period, which took place in the Senate. In fact, the Prime Minister vigorously defends the government’s actions, without sparing attacks on the opposition, in particular Matteo Renzi and the 5 Star Movement. In the field of employment, Meloni says she is proud of the data relating to female employment, remembering that since arriving at Palazzo Chigi “the approach that guides interventions in matters of work has changed, which now aim above all to encourage employment and guarantee more money in the paycheck, mainly through the reduction of the contribution margin.” “I think about the attention that we have also given to the issue of contract renewals in this economic measure”, he adds, criticizing the unions: “I must say that this has also provoked a change of attitude on the part of of some union organizations, which previously had a very limited mobilization: between 2012 and 2022 I registered around six general strikes, on average one every two years, while now there are two per year and this is also good news”.
The back and forth with the leader of Italia Viva materializes on the issue of fuel, with Renzi highlighting the increases in gasoline since Meloni replaced Draghi. The prime minister’s response is blunt: “We don’t have the magic wand to perform miracles, because the cost of gasoline depends above all on the choices made by the countries that own the oil: if he wanted to help us with his friend Mohammad bin Salman, Maybe it would help us lower the price of gasoline. As he has good relations, he serves as a bridge to help the Italians. The Prime Minister then focuses on the Pnrr dossier, inviting us to “accept the fact that there is no delay” and “the hope of a certain opposition that has rooted against Italy hoping that the installments would not be paid, unfortunately until now he was betrayed.” Meloni has something for everyone, even for the Emilia Romagna region governed by the president of the Democratic Party, Stefano Bonaccini. To the Avs’ question asking for clarification on the refreshments, the head of government responds that “in the aftermath of the full” the executive took “immediate exceptional measures”. 6.5 billion euros. Therefore, there are no failed promises or distractions, at least not on the part of the government.” In Meloni’s sights is precisely the Region that made the Sphinx platform operational, that is, the tool through which individuals can submit claims for compensation, “only from the 15th of November, two months after the Commissioner’s order” .
To M5s, who presses her about the fake phone call between the two Russian comedians and the war in Ukraine, the leader of the Brothers of Italy responds that she is “proud” of the coherence demonstrated. “There is no Meloni in private and a Meloni in public”, he attacks, then turning to the exponents of Giuseppe Conte’s party: “I am light years away from the model of those who voted for military support for Kiev while it was a question to maintain their own position in the government, and then decided to argue that Kiev should no longer be helped when it went into opposition to obtain an easy consensus. In this case, however, this easy consensus is achieved under the skin and freedom of a sovereign nation.” In the final phase of the question period, Meloni recalls that the latest security package approved by the Council of Ministers “is not a closed box, but yes, a bill available to reinforce Parliament’s work”; that in terms of pensions, the government’s objective is to advance “within the legislature with an appropriate structural reform, to give citizens the necessary certainty regarding their right to access pension, in accordance with the principle of equity between workers and between generations”; that the government “intends to review the law” on doctors’ pensions. The curtain falls on one of the hottest topics, immigration, with Meloni committed to defending the agreement with Tirana: “Migrants are not deported, because Albania is not Nazi Germany.” And regarding the approval in the Chamber of the agreement signed with Edi Rama adds: “It is not our intention to disempower Parliament, we will quickly submit it to the Chambers a draft ratification that also contains all the rules, those for spending and implementation of the protocol.”
Source: IL Tempo
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