(Finance) – “The Stability Pact was not the subject of the work” of the European Council, there were discussions on the sidelines, these are days of negotiations, the topic is postponed to Ecofin, the positions are quite distant but we have to work hour after hour.” Prime Minister Meloni said this in the press point on the sidelines of the EU Council.
“I think an agreement can be found, but I can’t say that we have found it”, added the prime minister. “We have to find a balance, we have to keep all avenues open until we know what the point of failure is. The veto? I wouldn’t put it that way, but I cannot give the OK to a pact that I, but no government, can respect “.
Then asked about the topicto MES hto point out, I only see the “link” between the ESM and the Stability Pact in the Italian debate. It certainly makes a difference for us to know which Pact we have, but there is no blackmail dimension in saying ‘if don’t give me this, I won’t do this.’ I haven’t seen it, no one has ever asked the question like that.”
“I had a bilateral meeting with Macron, then Scholz who was sitting at the next table stopped. With the French president we discussed the topic of the Stability Pact to all the other dossiers on which we think convergence can be built” and on the Pact “There are” several points of “common convergence”, added Meloni.
“We are working to obtain a result for an agreement with 27 members, but I think it is necessary to work on alternatives in case unanimity is not possible on the revision of the European budget”. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said this at a press conference at the end of the European Council in Brussels.