Meloni’s government pledges to prioritise African development during mandate
The Italian G7 Presidency kicked off with an Italy-Africa summit in Rome, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government (Fratelli d’Italia/ECR) pledging to make African development a central theme of its mandate through the Mattei Plan.
Meloni Pushes Hungary’s Orban to Unlock Ukraine Aid in Back-Channel Talks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking to convince Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban to lift his opposition to the European Union’s support for Ukraine and to improve relations with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Opposition politicians in #Italy Mon demanded the gov, headed by #FarRight Premier #GiorgiaMeloni, explain how 100s of demonstrators were able 2 give banned #fascist salute at #Rome rally w/o any police intervention
@ 1 point, participants raised right arm in straight-armed salute that harks back 2 fascist #dictatorship o #BenitoMussolini. Under post-war legislation, use o fascist symbolism, includng straight-armed salute aka the #RomanSalute, is banned
Italy’s left-wing opposition parties requested Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take action and even disband the group of far-right militants who on Sunday commemorated the death of three former members and were seen making fascist salutes during a rally in Rome.
"Italian opposition leaders have called on Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government to ban neofascist groups after a chilling video emerged of hundreds of men making fascist salutes during an event in Rome."
L’Italie rejette la réforme du Mécanisme européen de stabilité
Le Parlement #Italien a repoussé la réforme du #MES, notamment la création d’un «filet de sécurité» commun pour les banques de la #ZoneEuro. Une façon pour #GiorgiaMeloni de montrer que la voix de l’Italie compte en #Europe et, peut-être, d’extorquer des concessions sur le plan budgétaire.
So I can see what #GiorgiaMeloni gets from her 'love-in' with #RishiSunak... a link with a more 'acceptable' right wing leader (rather than her more extreme other 'friends'), but its not so clear what's in it for Sunak?
Is he naively just thinking it allows him to show international links on the continent? If so, surely go to France or Germany...
Is it dog whistle #politics to attract the far right in the UK? But then, he's got perfect;y good links to the right in his own party?
There is only one planet in the known universe capable of sustaining human life, and it is rapidly becoming uninhabitable by humans. Clearly, this warrants bold action - but which bold action should we take?
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@pluralistic >(putting Liz Truss or Marjorie Taylor-Greene on your board or in your legislature is no way to save the planet)
Or #GiorgiaMeloni for that matter.