Meloni: the government had the courage to reopen to nuclear power
For the Prime Minister, a guest on Mattino Cinque, the cost of fuel in Italia has in any case risen significantly less than in France or Germany, for example
"We cannot tell citizens that the money is only there for defence, and I say this as someone who strongly supports the need for Italia and Europe to do more to defend themselves". So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, host of Mattino Cinque on Channel 5, speaking of the negotiation with the EU commission to obtain flexibility for measures against high energy prices. "When you ask someone else to take care of your defence then you pay them," Meloni stressed, reiterating that "if in the face of crises we are not able to give answers to citizens and businesses we risk that there is nothing left to defend in this nation. And so a balance must be sought'.
"Fuel rose less in Italia than in France and Germany"
"The cost of fuel" in Italia "has grown significantly less than in France, for example, or in Germany". This was said by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, host of Mattino Cinque on Channel 5, emphasising that "the cut in excise duties on fuels was a way to prevent prices from exploding".
"Faced with a global crisis, one cannot respond with ordinary tools
According to Meloni, still on the subject of necessary interventions, 'faced with a global crisis like the one generated by Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, we cannot think that individual governments are able to respond with ordinary instruments. And this is the reason why Italia has asked the European Commission to extend a flexibility already granted for security and defence spending'.
"The government had the courage to reopen to nuclear power"
"The issue of energy prices in old Italia is a structural issue" and "let's remember that a few decades ago this nation decided to give up nuclear energy. We have paid for it today, and this government has the courage to reopen this chapter and reopen the production of nuclear energy in Italia: it is a fast, safe, clean and effective way to lower prices'.
"The risk of Islamic fundamentalism a real danger"
"Beyond the dramatic events in Modena, on which we need to shed full light and get to the bottom of, the risk of Islamic fundamentalism is a real danger. Some have been denouncing it since long before, I have been denouncing it since before I came to government'. For the Prime Minister, 'it is also one of the reasons for our policy of fighting mass illegal immigration, which, according to the number of landings this year, is yielding important results, and it is the reason for our policy of strengthening our security garrisons,' she added, explaining that 'we must continue to keep a very high level of attention on the phenomenon' also with intelligence.
