Giorgia Meloni defends Trump and sides with NATO. The world “chaos” is “growing”, marks in the classroom of Palazzo Madama, but “does not start today” and “was not generated” by the US president. And again: “A European defense parallel to NATO would be an error”, it serves rather “a European column” of the Atlantic alliance.
The saying of the ancient Romans
To explain the approach marked by deterrence, the premier dusts off a saying of the ancient Romans: “Si Vist Pacem, Para Bellum” (if you want peace prepares the war), because “if you have solid security and defense systems you can more easily avoid conflicts”.
The dialectic with the oppositions
The replica of the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein: “Rspetto at 2000 years ago the world made steps forward, preparing war is the opposite of what Italy is needed”. Sparks also between the Prime Minister and Giuseppe Conte on the commitment of 2% of the GDP for military expenses: “A signature is a signature and that signature was put in”, says the Prime Minister referring to the period in which the pentastellato leader was at Palazzo Chigi.
And he denies: “False repeat, I never signed anything”, that percentage was signed in 2014. Meloni intervenes in the Senate in reply, after communications in view of the European Council and, inevitably, starts from the latest developments in the Middle East: “The scenario” of the truce “went in the direction that we hoped for” but “now the situation has been complicated again” and there is a possible “division in the scenario” Iranian to take into account “. Having said that, “we are still confident that we can return to negotiations”.
Chapter Europe and Atlantic alliance
“I think the EU has weakened on its own, I don’t think it is the fault of nationalism”, says the Prime Minister by defining the increase in 5% defense expenses “a commitment full of responsibility” by the NATO members, “in light of a very uncertain context. In recent weeks – he underlines – we have committed ourselves to making the path sustainable, flexible and credible”. Expenses? They go to benefit “Italian and European companies priority, but” when it is not possible you work with the allies “. To the oppositions, which urge it on Italy’s not very relevant role in the international chessboard, replies: “I do not consider foreign policy that made of opportunities photos and I do many more things than I share”, then “Italians will judge” will be.
There is no shortage of responses, but the tones are more calm than usual: “I will not respond to the provocations – Meloni presses – in a complex scenario there is a need to reason as much as possible together, and I want to thank some opposition interventions that go in this direction”.
He teased him to Conte
Still, there is no lack of a teasing to Conte: “I would love to be him, and instead I am Giorgia Meloni … “https://gazzettadodelSud.it/articoli/politica/2025/06/24/meloni-sulla-difesa-fa-tome-i-rom ani-si-vi-so-para-bellum-but-sclein-noi-prepariamo-la-so-cbf679cd-3b73-4342-B916-2282296b37be/. “She” He bet on Trump and brought Italy to irrelevance “, attacks the group leader Francesco Boccia from the Democratic Party. “Meloni confirmed his choice for rearmament”, points his finger Elisa Pirro of the M5S. If Matteo Renzi prime minister punishes (“The idea that we grew up in” international “authority compared to Draghi does not convince me”), Carlo Calenda says he shares “large part” of what he said. Forza Italia deploy Maurizio Gasparri to replicate in tone: “Let’s go on with a government that does serious things, the others are At the Autogrill “https://gazzettadelSud.it/articoli/politica/2025/06/24/meloni-sulla-difesa-la-bu-tome-i-ro Hand-si-Vis-Pace-Para-Bellum-but-sclein-nai-prepariamo-the-so-cbf679cd-3b73-4342-B916-2282296B37BE/. “Fieri To support a government that bets on Italy, “says Lucio Malan by Fdi. After the session (in which the center -right resolution passes and that of action with some corrections) the premier left the hemicycle to head to the Quirinale for the working lunch with the President of the Republic who traditionally precedes the European Council. During the day he then reached the Aja for the born summit and then will take Brussels directly.