Vita gazette – Georgia Meloni, who seeks to reposition herself from the nationalist right towards a conservative center-right, has softened her anti-European rhetoric and said she sees the EU institutions as potential allies and is ready for any kind of cooperation. Meloni said: “Italy’s voice in Europe will be strong”

As expected Giorgia Meloni chose Brussels for her first visit abroad as the new Italian Prime Minister. In succession she met the three presidents of the EU institutions: Roberta Metsola, of the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen, of the Commission and Charles Michel of the European Council.

Meloni has softened his anti-European rhetoric and said he sees the EU institutions as potential allies and is ready for any kind of cooperation.

“I wanted to give the signal that I brought in today’s day of an Italy that obviously wants to participate, collaborate, defend its national interests, and do so within the European dimension, seeking the best solutions together with other countries on the great challenges” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.

“The defense of external borders”

Giorgia Meloni explained that in her talks with Metsola, von der Layen and Michel also addressed the issue of “migratory flows” and the “Italian request, a change, let’s say, of the Italian point of view, for which the priority for us it becomes that already foreseen in the European regulations, that of the defense of external borders”.

Metsola: “With Meloni we talked about war, energy and migrants”

“We talked for a long time about Ukraine, about energy bills, about the need for Italy to remain at the center of the European Union. I am very happy”. Thus, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, after meeting with the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni. Metsola stated that he also spoke with the premier on the issue of migrants.

Meloni: “Seeing each other helps, we’re not Martians”

“I believe that seeing each other closely can help change the narrative made about myself and the Italian government. We are not Martians, we are people of flesh and blood. And on the other hand it seems to me that there were people who wanted to listen”. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this when speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the meeting with the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel.

Von der Leyen: thanks Meloni for the strong signal

“Thank you Giorgia Meloni for the strong signal that this visit sent to the EU institutions on your first trip abroad. It was a good opportunity to dialogue on critical issues ranging from support for Ukraine, to energy, to the Plan ‘NextGenerationEU‘ for Italy, and immigration”. This was underlined by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a tweet, immediately after her interview with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, this afternoon in Brussels.

Metsola: “Tough, courageous, and determined meloni”

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is a tough, courageous and determined girl”. Thus, the president of the European Parliament to the microphones of Tg1 after the meeting held in Brussels. “I am very encouraged by the conversation we had,” Metsola said again. Meloni is “very human and has very clear ideas” and she confirmed to me that “Italy remains at the center of the EU. We can act united for Europe”.

Metsola: “Totally aligned with Giorgia Meloni on support for Ukraine”

“We are fully aligned with Ukraine. We will continue to be firm on sanctions. And we are united in reaffirming our support for Ukraine ”. This was stated by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, at the end of the meeting with the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni.

“We must join forces as with Covid”

“On energy and inflation, people need us, we need to act now. I am aware that the Member States have different realities, but we must find the courage and political will to act

Government, Renzi: Meloni is taking everything back

“Meloni is taking back everything she has said so far. I think that in the next few months he will do a pirouette on everything”. The leader of IV, Matteo Renzi, said this in l’Aria che Tira, on La7.

Pnrr, Visco: the government is not on a different path from the previous one

The implementation of the PNRR “has been discussed” with the new government and “so far all is well, what had to be done has been done, there may be discussions on some elements of this Plan but nothing relevant. On this there must be a dialogue with the EU Commission but it does not seem to me that this government is on a path so different from the previous one “. Thus the governor of Bank of Italy Ignazio Visco in a conversation hosted by Omfif.

Dombrovskis: it is time for prudence in budgetary policies

“We do not need a coherent mix of monetary and fiscal policy. The crisis is different from Covid, we now do not recommend countries to implement extensive fiscal stimuli. This is the time for prudence in budgetary policies.”” This was stated by the vice president of the EU Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, speaking from the Latvian central bank in Riga. Dombrovskis also remarked that, against the energy crisis “we must focus on making full use of the tools” available to the EU.