Waiting for Tremonti: Thursday, the hour of truth

In politics, timing matters, sometimes as much as content. Especially if, as in our case, we are faced with an unprecedented economic and financial crisis, with a government that is practically a commissariat, to which Europe and the ECB indicate its agenda and roadmap. Yet now the risk is that politics (the government and the majority above all, but not only them) instead of making quick and adequate decisions, will open yet another debate. And this is precisely what must be avoided.
To do this, the Government should have immediately sought an understanding and convergence with the opposition forces. As? First of all by making available to all the information in its possession, which, in this case, are above all the indications coming from the ECB and other international bodies. Instead, it seems that the concern of the PDL, which for better or worse is the relative majority party (see the numerous statements by Cicchitto) is first to divide the opposition forces and then to deny the de facto commissioner. Commissariat which instead applauds the leader of the Lega Umberto Bossi, who after having said a few days ago that all our troubles derive from the adoption of the euro, suddenly (after a meeting with Tremonti) discovered himself a pro-European, naturally provided that the ECB buy our government bonds. As we can see, while Berlusconi is still in Sardinia, there is no lack of confusion within the majority.
Yet, those to be taken are concrete initiatives, which will lighten (to use an expression dear to the prime minister) the pockets of Italians. There is talk of assets and strong interventions on pensions. And above all they will be measures to be taken immediately, if possible with a consensus that goes beyond the confines of the majority. To get out of the hypotheses and therefore from the risk of debate, we will have to wait the day after tomorrow, when Minister Tremonti will have to say something concrete to the Constitutional Affairs and Budget commissions which will meet jointly in the Chamber. Meeting which is also expected to be attended by all opposition leaders. Perhaps something will be able to begin to be understood even tomorrow at the planned meeting between the Government and social forces.