The news of Fitto, current minister for the implementation of the NRP, being appointed executive vice president (not alone) of the new European Commission with delegated powers for cohesion and reform is good news. For Italy in the first place, and then, of course, for Giorgia Meloni, who wanted this and got this in Europe. A strong, and respected, man of hers in a strong position with important delegations.
Thus ends the fable, today they call it a political narrative, of our country isolated in Europe. In fact, the oppositions, instead of saying they are pleased with this national success, are either against it – M5S – or cold – see PD. Apparently, the phrase is a hoax, but it is a good one: “right or wrong, it’s my country.” Instead, we, eternal Guelphs and Ghibellines with a belated national unity compared to other major European democracies, are always there to speculate on the defeats of others and to gnaw on their victories, we are always there to think only of those who don’t think like us. If the whole nation is then at stake, who cares?
Instead we need to take a step forward, evidently President Von Der Lyen, who was re-elected for the second time, wants to pursue more inclusive governance than the photocopy majority that was recreated in Parliament after the June elections. It means that Populars and Conservatives are dialoguing in Europe even though they are not in the same majority team.
The challenges of the coming years are very important, witness the rallying cry of a contemporary economic great like Draghi. Without massive and non-selfish investment, the EU will be marginal in the near future: environment, technology, geopolitics, common army, immigration, regulatory simplification. So much for the wide field and Mrs. Boccia. We need to look ahead, and given the Commission’s expertise we can well say that yes, Italy is there.
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