The new Italian premier, Giorgia Meloni, wastes no time and meets Emmanuel Macron on the terrace of the Gran Melià in Rome. In a note Palazzo Chigi he let it be known that it was a cordial and fruitful meeting, confirmed by the same Macron in a tweet: "As Europeans, as neighboring countries, as friendly peoples, with Italy we must continue all the work we have begun. Succeeding together, with dialogue and ambition, we owe it to our young people and our peoples. Our first meeting in Rome, Giorgia Meloni, goes to the future The premier voted against the Quirinal Treaty, but now the scenarios have changed in this direction".
"During the interview, albeit informal - continues the note of Palazzo Chigi - sAll the main European dossiers were discussed: the need to give quick and common answers on expensive energy, support for Ukraine, the difficult economic situation, the management of migratory flows. The presidents of Italy and France agreed on the desire to continue with a collaboration on the great common challenges at European level and in respect of mutual national interests ”. “Relations between Italy and France are more important than people“, Confirmed the French president himself speaking with the Agi agency.
On the situation in Ukraine, Macron it was clear: "Peace is possible, but it will be when and what the Ukrainians decide ”.
Prime Minister Meloni had phoned the EU presidents before meeting Macron Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel e Robert Metsol.
Between the two there was talk of energy, and therefore of the battle to be waged again in Brussels to reach not only the desired ceiling on the price of gas but above all that European solidarity "opposed" by the so-called frugal countries and, in the light of the latest choices, also from Germany. Finally, it transpires, among other European dossiers Meloni was keen to underline to his French colleague how Italy remains totally in agreement with the need to establish some form of common debt within the European Union. And that is, on the long wave of what was proposed twenty days ago by Commissioners Thierry Breton and Paolo Gentiloni, to develop a sort of Sure 2.0 package that allows the Twenty-seven to cope with their expensive bills.
The prime minister worked on the speech he will deliver before the confidence vote in the House today at eleven o'clock.
Wednesday will go to the most difficult vote, the one in the Senate of the Republic where the majority can count on 115 votes in favor. Once the confidence in the two houses of Parliament has been collected, the debate will open within the center-right coalition for the appointment of undersecretaries e deputy ministers, where it emphasizes respect for the balance of power of individual parties.
Inside Forza Italia Giorgio Mulè speaks in the press of the "disappointment"For the choice of Giorgia Meloni to appeal"to the imperative and not to the conditional”Within the coalition for the choice of ministers.
Mulè proposes a step back from the new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani from the position of party coordinator, to allow for an equal distribution of roles also among the Azzurri: a need also underlined by Maurizio Gasparri. In this regard, we cite the example of Paolo Zangrillo, who having joined the government team, is ready to renounce the role of coordinator of Piedmont.
Matteo Salvini met with the Commander General of the Coast Guard and then attended the League summit with Giancarlo Giorgetti on economic issues: from the Fornero law to the flat tax. Unilateral initiative of the League that Brothers of Italy and Forza Italia did not like.
On the parliamentary front, the Conference of Group Leaders convened in the Chamber establishes the timing for today's trust and informs that the Special Commission, which has just been established, will have to examine, in addition to the decree Aid-ter also the one on Excise andVAT on fuels.
OPPOSITION. Nicola Fratoianni, attacks the government for having chosen as a consultant to the ministry for ecological transition Stefano Cingolani.
The Democratic Party continues to take measures in view of the Management meeting. "Woe betide if this congress of the Democratic Party becomes yet another settling of accounts: it would be the last, fatal mistake and would sign its political end", warns the Dem Dario Nardella. On the 'Cingolani case' Carlo Calenda declares how the former minister does "very well to help out”And like Meloni “He did very well to ask you for it".