Il Senate approved the resolution of majority on the government's commitments in view of the National European on Thursday and Friday, with 109 yes, 69 no and 4 abstentions. A vote that consolidates the executive's line on Ukraine and defense, but with a very specific choice: the text does not no reference al rearmament plan proposed by the EU Commission.
The resolution, signed by all the centre-right groups, was the only one on which the government gave a favourable opinion and therefore the only one to be voted on. The other five, presented by Pd, M5s, Italia Viva, Avs and Azione, lapsed. The The document is divided into 12 commitments, reiterating the support for Ukraine “for as long as necessary, without prejudice to the hope of a rapid conclusion of the peace negotiations”, without specifying whether such support includes military support. Furthermore, it aims to Strengthening operational capacities of European nation states in the framework of the NATO and underlines the opposition to any new taxes in the negotiations on the EU budget. In short, green light to military spending, but with deliberately vague terms.
Meloni on EU defense plan: “A bombastic announcement compared to reality”
In his speech in the Chamber, Giorgia Meloni he defended the government's strategy, stressing that "strengthening defense does not only mean buying weapons". In his reply, he also ruled out the possibility of a corrective maneuver and the possibility of a European army: "It is not on the agenda", he reiterated, calling the EU defense plan a "boisterous announcement compared to reality". Then he reiterated: "The European challenge must be to build a solid European pillar of NATO".
Wednesday 19 March, it will be the turn of Room, where the Prime Minister's communications will be discussed from 9.30:XNUMX. The Prime Minister will not repeat her speech: the debate will start directly with the speeches of the parliamentary groups, followed by the Prime Minister's reply and the vote on the resolutions, as happened in the Senate.
