He opens and ends his speech by frontally attacking that European ruling class that “is tempted to hide the dust under the carpet, as if nothing had happened, refusing to capture the clear signals” that arrived with the last elections. On the eve of the European Council, in communications to the Chambers, Giorgia Meloni focuses on the modus operandi with which the “Ursula majority” managed the post-vote, dividing the top positions of continental institutions without even trying to give the impression of wanting this to happen. involve. «I don’t believe that the desire to take into account what citizens said at the polls has emerged so far», emphasizes the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservatives, recalling the growth of Ecr, which has become the third European family in the world at the expense of Renew liberals: «Top positions were normally allocated taking into account the largest groups and, therefore, taking into account the electoral response, regardless of possible majority or opposition logics. Today we have chosen to open a completely new scenario and the logic of consensus, on which most European decisions have always been based, is surpassed by the logic of fireplaces in which some intend to decide for everyone, both for those on the political side and for nations considered too small to be worthy of sitting at the tables that matter. A kind of European-style “conventio ad exclusionndum” which, on behalf of the Italian government, I openly contested and which I do not intend to share. In short, recalling the result of the European elections, Meloni asks Brussels to take a different direction because “the main problem is caused by an EU that has progressively transformed into a bureaucratic giant, too invasive”. And he now has “a very difficult task ahead of him: completely rethinking his priorities, his approach, his stance. Personally, I continue to believe that the answer to this decline lies in the need to do less and do better.” Hence the need to take more account of the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality, and “I think that the new president of the European Commission should imagine a specific delegation for reducing bureaucracy, thus giving an immediate signal of the change in line that he intends to introduce”. «Citizens – he repeats – have clearly said which EU model they prefer. Of course, there are also those who maintain that they are not mature enough to make certain decisions and that oligarchy is, after all, the only acceptable form of democracy. But I don’t think so.” For Meloni, who also remembers the worker Satnam Singh in the Chamber when he “invited” the ministers to participate in the Chamber’s standing ovation (“people, stand up too”), moving forward on this path is, therefore, “a important error” while the prospective majority promises to be “fragile and probably destined to have difficulties during the legislature”. Especially because, he warns, “agreeing with the top positions does not mean, under any circumstances, having a solid majority. We’ll check if it exists later.” The certainty, he guarantees, is that “for me, Italy’s interest comes before that of the party, so I don’t intend to overlap roles”, and it will not provoke “interferences with the left: I didn’t do it in Italy, I don’t do that in Europe. I’m quite coherent and determined in this.”
The Prime Minister will appear in Brussels, continuing to ask for “a change of political rhythm, first of all, in line with the message given by the polls. And then, obviously, we intend to fight for Italy to ensure that our nation is better represented in top positions. And I want to say frankly that I hope to get a better role than the one we have now. In other words, in addition to a powerful commissioner, also the vice-presidency. For this box, the most popular name continues to be Raffaele Fitto. «He is a great minister, he would be the most appropriate person», is the opinion of Senate President Ignazio La Russa, who however does not hide the concern linked to the fact that «the problem is the blanket. If we cover our heads by favoring the EU, we will end up uncovering our feet”, but in the end “a cover can be found in our ruling class”. According to Antonio Tajani, negotiations will begin, but it will be difficult for Italy to withdraw. of the main jobs package, perhaps through abstention. “Of course – he adds – we need to see how the negotiations are going, if they don’t give us the vice-president, if they give us the beet commissioner… Let’s see, the game it’s still long”. The same does not happen with the other deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, who defines as “shameful the arrogance of the European bureaucrats who are dividing the seats between the Popular Party and the “confusion”. Socialists, he concludes, “are an offense to Italy” and the League is working for “a possible alternative”.
Source: IL Tempo
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