There is a lot of uncertainty and people here are concerned after the debate last night,
In the end Meloni wants a Europe of states,
I decided not to support it out of respect for the citizens and the indications that came from those citizens during the elections,
The general sense is that we want a stable EU and that she absolutely needs us,
They didn't want the leader of the ECR, a far-right grouping,
The parties in the ECR actually form governments, they have numbers and their support could prove essential to push through key laws,
We were still in the midst of the pandemic and during this period the war in Ukraine broke out, so we also had to deal with the energy and inflation crisis,
This is a package deal,
It would be hard to replace her with another female EPP member from Northern Europe,
She’s a woman who belongs to the [European People’s Party] and comes from the North and he’s a Socialist who represents the South,
Von der Leyen and Costa are tied together,
This is an enormous responsibility in this time of geopolitical tensions. There's war in Europe, but there's also growing instability globally,
It is a matter of convincing - if possible - a broad majority for a strong Europe,
Europe and the world are facing challenging moments, yes, but the European Union has demonstrated its resilience in the past."
There is no Europe without Italy, and there's no decision without Prime Minister Meloni,
Mission accomplished! The European Council has delivered,
Fulfilment of every promise is important, not only in terms of protecting lives but also to destroy the Russian illusion that they will achieve something by war,
The world is failing Gaza, I said this last night,
There is going to be a need for real European leadership shortly on supporting the Palestinian Authority in a financial sense, in a practical sense. We already provide some assistance, there is going to be an urgent need to assist and support and help sustain the authority,
Some claim citizens are not mature enough to take certain decisions and that oligarchy is the only acceptable form of democracy.