(Finance) – “It seems to me that a very frank, very positive dialogue has been created. I am happy with how this day went in which I brought the Italian point of view. There is a need to give substance to the solution as soon as possible. energy crisis and on the gas roof “. That’s what the premier Giorgia Meloni speaking with the reporters on the sidelines of the meeting with the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel in Brussels.
“I wanted to organize the government’s first institutional visit here in Brussels,” he said Melons – to give the signal of an Italy that wants to participate, collaborate and defend the national interest within the EU dimension together with other countries. 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 on the other hand it seems to me that there were people who wanted to listen. We talked about migratory flows, the Italian request for a change of point of view. The priority for us becomes a priority that is already foreseen in European regulations, which is the defense of external borders “.
During the talks with the European leaders – he added Melons – “we talked about how to best spend the funds in particular of the NRP, even in the face of the difficulties that exist, such as the increase in raw materials and inflation: how to be able to work together to implement the NRNR to make so that these resources reach the ground even thinking about what are the major priorities today, such as the energy question “.
“Thank you Giorgia Meloni for the strong signal launched with your visit to the European institutions on your first trip abroad. It was a good opportunity to exchange views on critical issues ranging from support for Ukraine, to energy for Italy, to NextGenEU and migration, “commented on Twitter the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is a tough, courageous and determined girl,” she said President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, to the microphones of Tg1 after the meeting held in Brussels. “I am very encouraged by the conversation we had – said Metsola -. Meloni is very human and has very clear ideas and has confirmed to me that Italy remains at the center of the EU. We can act together for sanctions against Russia, aid to Ukraine and European citizens to deal with expensive energy “.