htmlOn October 22, in Rome, Italy, Italian President Mattarella (left) and new Prime Minister Meloni attended the swearing in ceremony. The new Italian Prime Minister Meloni met with French President Macron who came to Italy to attend the event on Rome on the 23rd. This is her first face-to-face diplomatic event since her inauguration. The sworn in the new Italian government, which holds a "European-doubted" stance and is known as the "most right-wing government after World War II ", has attracted widespread attention and concern at the EU level. Macron's trip is intended to "maintain stability" and confirms Italy's commitment to the EU and NATO and its determination to continue to cooperate in the major challenges they face together.
According to Reuters , Macron visited Italy on the 23rd and had a closed-door meeting with Italian New Prime Minister Meloni who was sworn in the day before. After the meeting, Macron first posted a photo with the newly resigned former Italian Prime Minister Draghi , with the caption "Thank you, Mario". He then tweeted in Italian that France and Italy must continue to cooperate "with dialogue and ambition." According to a statement issued by the Italian Prime Minister's Office, the informal meeting discussed the current European energy crisis, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and immigration issues. The two sides agreed that "continue to cooperate on the major challenges we face together at the level of the European Union and on the basis of respecting each other's interests." Some analysts pointed out that Macron chose to visit the day after Meloni took office, which reflects his importance to France-Italy relations. He also hopes to confirm that Italy will not deflect its position after the new government takes office, and will continue to support the EU and NATO, and take the lead in Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The establishment of the Meloni government is like a potential time bomb in the EU. Its "turn right" position has repeatedly aroused the EU's vigilance. Italian media wrote an article on the 23rd to interpret that the personnel composition of the new government reflects the embedding of the conservative elements of and its connection with the Berlusconi government. In addition, combined with the "European-doubted" tendency of Meloni's party and the position of government members in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Italian Ansha News Agency quoted French sources on the 23rd as saying that France will continue to maintain a vigilant and harsh attitude and pay attention to Meloni's future actual actions.
October 21, Rome, Meloni spoke to the media. The Meloni government, which adheres to conservative, nationalist and populist stances, has been described as the most right-wing government since World War II. The anti-immigration, anti-abortion, and emphasis on national sovereignty and religious conservatism advocated by Meloni were first revealed in the appointment of the new cabinet. For example, Meloni advocated increased fertility rates, and the original "Fairy Opportunities and Family" was renamed the "Family, Birth Rate and Fair Opportunity Ministry" and controversially appointed conservative Catholic Rochela as the minister of the ministry. The appointment of Calderoli, who had made public insulting remarks, as Minister of Regional and Autonomous Region Affairs, caused an uproar in public opinion. Calderoli served as deputy speaker of the senator during the Berlusconi government. At that time, he publicly made racist remarks about the first black minister in Italy. In addition, he has become the target of public criticism for his xenophobic remarks many times.
day ago, the controversial Berlusconi , which was not on the list of this government, but the brother party he led still caused public concerns in the important positions. Berlusconi has maintained good relations with Putin for a long time. During the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Berlusconi has expressed concerns about Ukrainian military aid and expressed sympathy for Putin. The foreign minister of this Italian government is held by Tayani, a member of the brother party. The opposition party repeatedly accused the key position of Foreign Minister by Berlusconi.
Meloni once publicly criticized the EU as a "bureaucratic giant" and believed that the EU should reduce its interference in Italian domestic affairs. European Commission President von der Leyen Before the Italian parliament election, even threatened the EU to "have the means" to deal with the uncooperative government of Italy like Hungary and Poland .After the establishment of the new Meloni government, the chairman of the French far-right party "National Union" Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and other right-wing representatives in European politics immediately sent congratulations to Meloni.
However, Meloni tried his best to eliminate the outside world's concerns about his disagreement with the EU. Since Italy still needs to rely on the EU's nearly 200 billion euro recovery fund, and against the backdrop of high inflation and weak economic growth, Italy needs a series of technical means to curb the economic downturn, Draghi's economic development minister Joeljeti was able to remain in the Meloni government and will serve as another important position in the economic field.
Author: Shen Qinhan
Editor: Liu Chang
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