Two good news for the'Italy and for the 'Europe. The first is that perhaps the soap opera of Month comes to an end: the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti he confided yesterday that its ratification (which obviously does not mean its use) will be voted on next week by the Italian Parliament and the Foreign Minister and leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, took things further by arguing that Italy must approve the ESM but that banking union and fiscal harmonization must also be on the plate. Now everything is in the hands of the prime minister Giorgia Meloni which has kept the entire EU in suspense on the ESM for purely ideological reasons but which is now in a corner, considering that we are also at the point on the new Stability and Growth Pact and which will hardly be able to delay the approval of the ESM any longer. Yesterday, moreover, the General Manager of the ESM, Pierre Gramegna, openly declared in a press conference that "we have received from Minister Giorgetti the indication that the ratification of the ESM treaty will be discussed in the Italian Parliament next week and many ministers have expressed hope which will lead to success in terms of ratification", as other European countries have already done for some time. “The ratification of the ESM treaty – added Gramegna – is an important signal for the financial markets on the commitment of the States to the stability and completion of the Banking Union”.
Macron has a plan: to entrust Draghi with the leadership of the EU
The other good news for Italy and Europe comes from the Elysée and the French President Emmanuel Macron which, as "la Repubblica" reported this morning, considers Mario Draghi the ideal candidate to lead the European Commission in place of the outgoing man Ursula Von der Leyen, who could become the new Secretary General of NATO. Macron has a precise plan and has already spoken to the German Chancellor about Draghi's candidacy Olaf Scholz. Moreover, in such a difficult moment for Europe, with two wars underway (Russia-Ukraine and the Middle East), who better than SuperMario Draghi, the most esteemed and authoritative Italian in the world, could lead Europe? No one has ever forgotten, except those wretches Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Salvini who last year distrusted his Government, who in 2012 Draghi, as President of the ECB, saved with just three words ("Whatever it takes“) both the euro and Europe, gaining the trust of the markets. It is no coincidence that in recent days Draghi has said clearly that either Europe is making great progress in terms of not only economic but also political integration ("Europe must become a single state") or it is destined to be increasingly marginal on the international scene. And it is no coincidence that Draghi is working on drafting a report on the relaunch of European competitiveness which was commissioned directly by Von der Leyen and which, to avoid exploitation, will only be made known after the next spring elections for Parliament European.
The yes to the ESM and Draghi at the helm of the EU: for now it is a dream but sometimes dreams come true.
