The vice-premier Luigi Di Maio forced again to clarify the Government's intentions on the euro. It has been the cause of apprehension and controversy the statements of the Minister for European Affairs, Paolo Savona, before the House and Senate committees: “They tell me do you want to leave the euro? Be aware that we may find ourselves in situations where others decide. My position is to be ready for any eventuality", Savona said in front of the parliamentarians, adding that "One of my houses, the Bank of Italy, taught me to be ready not to face normality but the black swan, the extraordinary shock".
Words that have rekindled the fuse on what are the real wishes of the Lega-Movimento 5 Stelle government in relation to the single currency, bringing the markets attention back to Paolo Savona after the tug-of-war with the President of the Republic a month and a half ago , Sergio Mattarella, who "vetoed" his appointment as head of the Ministry of Economy, prompting the Di Maio - Salvini axis to opt for a more "reassuring" figure like Giovanni Tra.
Answering a question during the broadcast Omnibus of La7, Di Maio reiterated that The government has no plan B to leave the euro: “Today I can tell you – said the deputy prime minister – that I'm not thinking about it and the government isn't working on it. We can't even imagine it for a moment." “The government – he added again – does not want to leave the euro. If the others then try to kick us out, I don't know, but this is not our will, we will put the others in a position to do so".
The former number one of the MEF also expressed his opinion on the Savona-euro question, Pier Carlo Padoan, strongly critical of the statements by the Minister for European Affairs: "If a government minister says he is thinking of a plan B and that this implies leaving the euro, this is a statement that is scrutinized very carefully, come on markets in the first place” Padoan explained to Rai Radio1, adding that: “There are analyzes of Italy risk which show that there is a 'risk of renaming' on the markets, i.e. on the markets there is a possible situation in which Italy is forced to leave the euro with the introduction of a new lira. And Di Maio's words are important because they go in the opposite direction. The fact that there is a 'black swan', as Savona says, that is an unforeseeable and serious event, does not imply that an exit from the euro should be thought of as the answer. This is a situation that is not sustainable."
The comment of the president of Confindustria also arrived below, Vincent Boccia: “It seems to me that Minister Di Maio has clarified by saying that there is no plan B, it seems to me an act of great responsibility. A plan B makes no sense. A plan of European reforms that starts from a new reformist season for Europe that puts work and the competitiveness of businesses in Europe at the center makes sense”.
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During the broadcast, Di Maio then replied remotely to the president of ABI, Antonio Patuelli who yesterday - 10 July - during the association's assembly, had expressed the fear of a comes from Argentina for Italy: “We're not at the World Cup but at least we support Italy. We are always saying… giving the impression that we want to leave Europe. (…) I ask everyone to support Italy together and to obtain results for Italy also in order to reduce the debt. And respect a recipe which is that of investments and not of austerity”.
In the afternoon, the Minister of Labor and Economic Development moved to Parliament to illustrate the program of his ministry to the House and Senate committees. After announcing "between today and tomorrow" the arrival of the definitive text of the dignity decree, still awaiting the signature of the President of the Republic and publication in the Official Gazette, Di Maio also intervened on vouchers, with a surprise opening on job vouchers: "If vouchers can serve sectors such as agriculture and tourism, for specific skills, then they are welcome”. "The only thing I ask of the majority forces - continued the deputy premier is to avoid abuses in the future". After the criticisms made in the past on the vouchers, considered an instrument of exploitation, the leader of the M5s seems to have changed his mind, partially approaching the position of his government allies, who have always been in favor of the reintroduction of tickets.
(Last update: 16.11)
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