President Mattarella: “Italy knows how to take care of itself”

Vita gazette: President Sergio Mattarella sent the message to both the EU and the world. “Italy knows how to take care of itself.”

The success of the centre-right alliance led by Giorgia Meloni in the general elections in Italy caused concerns both before and after the election. Starting with the much-loved President Mattarella, Italy gave the message “do not interfere in our internal affairs”.

A statement similar to the statements made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before the election came from France. Laurence Boone, French Minister of State for European Union Affairs, told La Repubblica newspaper, “We want to work with Rome, but we will observe respect for rights and freedoms. We will be extremely careful about the values ​​of the rule of law and the regulations on this issue,” he said.

The first response to Boone’s words came from Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the Fratelli d’Italia  (FDI) Party, which won the elections on September 25 and is the prime minister candidate.

Meloni: “intervention in the sovereign state”

Giorgia Meloni said: “I think that any Italian can feel represented by the report about the fact that Italy is perfectly capable of looking after itself without interference”. She also wrote on her social media account Facebook.

“I hope that the left-wing press misrepresented the statements made by a foreign government member, and I trust that the French government will rebut these words, which amount to an unacceptable, threat of intervention against a sovereign state that is a member of the EU. The times when governments led by the Democratic Party sought protection from abroad are over.” Meloni wrote on her social media account Facebook.

On Sunday, Meloni also addressed the EU on the occasion of the event of the right-wing Vox Party in Spain: “We hope to see the solidarity we expect from Europe. We need a more courageous Europe in the face of great challenges and a more humble Europe where national policies work well in tackling our local problems. We are not monsters, people understand that. Long live the Europe of patriots.”

President Mattarella: “Italy knows how to take care of itself”

After this statement, President Sergio Mattarella was also included in the discussions. And he made the statement that “Italy knows how to take care of itself, respecting its constitution and EU values”.

EU President Von der Leyen: “we work with the democratic government”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in her statement two days before the elections, warned that if Italy moves away from democratic principles, there will be consequences. Von der Leyen did not say names, but everyone understood that these statements were directed towards the electoral favourites, the Brothers of Italy (FDI) and the centre-right alliance.

“If any democratic government is willing to work with us, we will work together,” said Leyen, answering a question at Princeton University in the US. Reminding the EU’s Budapest and Warsaw policy, Leyen said, “If things go in a difficult direction, we have the means, as with Hungary and Poland.”

The European Commission, on the grounds of “corruption”, has expressed its opinion to suspend approximately 7.5 billion euros of funding provided to Hungary, which criticizes the EU’s policy towards Russia.

The EU introduced financial sanctions two years ago in response to what it said amounted to “undermining democracy” in Poland and Hungary.

Salvini: “we would also have to rethink this Europe”

Lega leader Matteo Salvini “If in Brussels someone thought of cutting the funds that belong to Italy because the League wins the elections, then we would also have to rethink this Europe, from which I ask for protection and not shameful threats,” he said. He then spoke on Corriere Tv: “The words of President von der Leyen are of unprecedented gravity they would lead to resignation or an immediate apology. With what face do you allow to say that the situation will be difficult, we have the tools to intervene? What is that? Blackmail, a threat, institutional bullying? Either she apologizes or she resigns”. And again: “In a European Union to which Italy is a net contributor, three days after the vote, it is truly unworthy, embarrassing and institutionally incorrect to threaten the Italians and say: ‘If you don’t vote as I think, then we’ll throw the ears’ Threats from suburban bullies are useless”.