Tajani: with Giorgetti we seek solutions to high petrol prices
"Now, however, it is crucial to work so that Europe also realises that there must be more flexibility," urged the deputy prime minister
"Now we will see what to do, I do not exclude that there could be a corrective manoeuvre". Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this on the sidelines of an event in Macerata, responding to the question of whether a corrective manoeuvre could be envisaged in light of the economic crisis triggered by the conflict in Iran.
"Now, however, it is crucial to work so that Europe also realises that there should be more flexibility regarding the aspects related to the cost of energy," Tajani added, emphasising that "just as there is flexibility for defence spending, there should be more flexibility for the costs caused by rising energy prices due to external factors, not internal factors. We have nothing to do with the war in Iran, we are paying for it'.
Therefore, Tajani continued, 'we will also work at the European level, G7, with Minister Giorgetti, we are all working to try to tackle, to solve the problem in the best way possible so that the sacrifice of families and businesses caused by the increase in the price of diesel and petrol can be reduced. We have already taken steps, let's see what we can continue to do'.
Government sources: no corrective manoeuvre, priority aid for energy
"No corrective manoeuvre hypothesis is being considered by the government". This is how government sources emphasise that they are now working with Europe to make the defence clause more flexible so that it can also be used for energy-related expenses, a mechanism that is possible - according to Italia - on the basis of certain possibilities provided for by European rules for exceptional situations. The government's priority objective is to help households and businesses cope with the increase in energy costs following the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
