Progressive allies protested, the left-wing opposition rose, while Italy’s right wing rejoiced after the attack by the president of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weberrequested and obtained, with the support of far-right groups, the cancellation of the mission of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) to verify the situation supremacy of law and it press freedom in Italy. The dismissal, according to a source close to the document, was aimed at not distracting the government Giorgia Meloni in the year of the referendum on justice, bearing in mind that members of the European Parliament will focus on issues also related to it press freedom and, to be precise, it is justice.
To do this, that Ppe he separated himself from the so-called Ursula’s majority and called for support from the far right. And this is not the first time since the start of the new European legislature that it has provoked a reaction from progressive parties allied with the populist family. “Italian far-right groups have failed to achieve their government’s goals, they are afraid and continue to look for enemies. Currently they are obstructing the European Parliament’s mission to monitor the situation of the rule of law and the press in Italy. What are they afraid of?”, he asked Nicola Zingarettihead of delegation PD to the European Parliament. His party colleague and vice president of the LIBE commission, Alessandro Zanadding further: “In Italy, because of Meloni’s government, there are real problems with the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights, as has been confirmed by the rule of law monitoring group the LIBE Commission of which I am a member. Right-wing parties are trying to cover our work and the EPP has aligned itself with far-right groups, violating the agreements established with progressive groups in signed agreements. This irresponsible behavior Undermining the credibility of the European Parliament and weaken measures to support the rule of law, fundamental rights, the eradication of corruption, the independence of the judiciary, the press and the rights of the people LGBT+. The mission represents a natural consequence of this alarming data, and was approved and shared by S&D, EPP, Renew, Greens and Left. However, the popular group pushed back, and now the right wing wants it put everything under the carpet“.
The opposition was also tough, with 5 Star Movement who speaks through the mouth Gaetano Pedullaalso a member of the LIBE commission: “The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament has canceled the mission to verify respect for the rule of law in Italy. This reveals a shameful self-censorship orchestrated by right-wing political groups to save Meloni’s government. The EPP has actually changed its position compared to what was voted on and approved in the European Parliament’s Commission on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In fact, the mission was approved by the Commission’s coordinator with the positive vote of the German European Parliament. Lena Dupont. The mission follows up on a trial last May promoted by working group on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights led by the former prime minister of Belgium Sophie Wilmes. Now we understand why Italian Brothers And Alloy they voted for all the ‘fraudulent’ multinational companies proposed by the EPP, in return they wanted to stop the progressive contraction in Italy in terms of the independence of the press, the judiciary and civil, social and democratic liberties. But by doing so, the institution of the European Parliament itself loses its credibility because it displays unacceptable double standards.”
Instead, there was excitement on the right side of the hemicycle, with MEPs from the Fratelli d’Italia, Nicola Procaccinistating that “The Leadership Conference of the European Chamber Group has shown that today it is no longer as easy as before for the left to use parliamentary missions abroad for political purposes. Now that the majority has changed, the question has turned against them”.
