Crosetto’s ministry acquits Crosetto: no conflict of interest for the defense department

A week of government. Or rather, a week after the government is sworn in. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is working as per her own statement on the most urgent problems, from the work emergency to that of bills. Meanwhile, there is no lack of controversy. The hints: from the circular asking to call the new prime minister “Mr. Prime Minister”, corrected by Meloni in the evening: “Just call me Giorgia, I’m working”, at the stop of the Colle regarding the abolition of the weekly Covid bulletin which as reiterated by President Mattarella “has not yet been defeated”.

The background I: Meloni prepares the shield, a maneuver worth over 20 billion. And there is the anti-Amazon tax

The background II: Postpone the entry into force of the Cartabia reform of the criminal trial, Nordio is the first provision that the Meloni government thinks of

The direct

12.03 – Pagano (Pd), government listen to us on dear bills
“THE first steps of the government worry us precisely because instead of focusing on the real problem of citizens and businesses, they only seem to be aimed at going backwards: see cash and Covid measures. The issue of expensive bills is the absolute priority and as Pd, with our proposals on the Aid ter decree, we have shown greater concreteness than the majority. The government could give a good signal if it accepted a comparison on the merits on what we have proposed to reduce energy bills: extensions for corporate tax credits, raising the Isee ceiling for households, increasing the rate for extra-profits and lengthening the period ( from April to October 2023) on which to intervene on these. These are just some of our proposals on which we will engage in the work of the commission and in the classroom ». Thus the democratic deputy Ubaldo Pagano, member of the special commission of the Chamber.

11.57 – Third Pole: Boccia, a success if Iv and Action arrive at Christmas
«Renzi and Caldenda have to decide whether they are an interposition force to the majority or oppose the opposition. For me, if they arrive at panettone it is already a success ». Francesco Boccia, senator and head of local authorities of the Democratic Party, tells Rainews 24. “they have different visions,” he adds. “There is also a self-proclaimed left that has always been on the right and I think it always has been – says Boccia, answering a specific question on a repositioning of the Third Pole in support of the government – the documents say about Renzi. I think now he has to decide. “

11.50 – Gas: Cingolani, Italian production can double Plan concerns only the sites existing

“Due to the increase in gas production in Italy, which went from over 20% of the total in 2000 to 3% today, we are talking about a doubling compared to three billion cubic meters”. This was stated by the former Minister of Ecological Transition, now a consultant to the Meloni government, Roberto Cingolani. «The current plan increases production only in the fields that exist and in neighboring areas, drilling in sites where they already exist. We are not talking about highly impacting explorations, then Parliament will decide “, he concluded.

11.49 – Salvini, cut crafty people from the DRC to create real work: “Soon from words to deeds”
“Cut waste and crafty citizenship income to create real work, shortly from words to deeds.” This is what the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport, Matteo Salvini, says in a post on Facebook that relaunches the article in a newspaper on the news, released yesterday, of a scam relating to citizenship income.

11.38 – Covid: Gasparri, different situation thanks to No vax vaccines, meditate on their mistakes
“Today the Covid emergency, while continuing, does not present itself in the devastating forms of a few years ago. It is therefore right to face a changed and much more manageable situation in a different way than in the past. At the helm of the Ministry of Health, a highly skilled person will be able to propose the best solutions to Parliament, supported by the world of medical science and the technical bodies. But at all times we must remember that if the situation today is more manageable it is due to the massive use of vaccines. So, no doubts, no hesitation. And the understandable generosity towards those who made mistakes should not make us forget that precisely the enemies of vaccines made a mistake. And above all the so-called no vax doctors have to meditate on their mistakes, looking at the evident results of the use of vaccines. In short, generous but not distracted, open to new rules but mindful of who was right and who was wrong. Continue with the vaccination campaigns, confirming a vast preventive action. We look forward with confidence and reiterating that the enemies of vaccines were wrong and it was Italy’s salvation not to listen to them ». This was declared by the vice president of the Senate and exponent of Fi, Maurizio Gasparri.

11.33 – Prime Minister Meloni places a laurel wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, applause from the citizens
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived at the Altare della Patria to pay homage to the unknown soldier, on the occasion of taking office. Meloni is welcomed by the Army Corps General Rosario Castellano commander of the military command of the Capital and by the Military Councilor of Palazzo Chigi General of the Army Corps Luigi Francesco De Leverano. Upon her arrival applause and a chorus of “Giorgia” from a group of supporters. The premier responded with greetings and kisses. The deposition of the laurel wreath is accompanied by the notes of the “Piave” song played by the army band, which will subsequently play the silence. You present the inter-force picket formed by the army, navy, air force, carabinieri and financial police who will render military honors.

11.24 – Bills: Braga (Pd), government accepts Pd proposals for emergency
“The government has the possibility to intervene immediately, already in the conversion of the Aid-ter decree, to deal with the emergency bills. With our amendments, we ask for the measures already envisaged to be extended until the end of the year and to extend the deadline for using the credits recognized as compensation by six months. We want to double the resources for the social bonus, expand the audience for subjects who have an ISEE of up to 20,000 euros and resolve the unequal treatment for district heating users, also extending to them the application of the 5% VAT on consumption of gas and electricity. The resources are there and can be found by reviewing and raising the levy on extra-profits ». Thus the democratic deputy Chiara Braga, secretary of the Bureau of the Chamber.

11.19 – Justice: to dl for close on those who do not collaborate. Stop prison benefits. Criminal reform is also extended
The first decree law of the Meloni government could be on justice: according to what has been learned, the executive is working on an urgent measure that would lead to a tightening of “penitentiary benefits” with the “prohibition of concession” for those who do not collaborate with justice, as well as to introduce an extension (probably at the end of the year) of the entry into force of the criminal reform which should take effect from 1 November. The decree, still being filed and which will be examined by the pre-council on Monday morning, could therefore have the ok as early as Monday, when the CDM should meet to appoint deputy ministers and undersecretaries.

11.15 – Landini, dramatic situation, we want to meet the premier Discuss the budget law and emergency bills
“We also want to meet the prime minister because at this moment we have to discuss which budget law is to be made and at the same time we need to discuss how to deal with the energy emergency and therefore how to put people and companies to pay their bills and not find themselves in a dramatic situation. On these two points we have not yet received any answers and therefore I expect that there will be a convocation of the Presidency of the Council ». Thus the general secretary of the CGIL Maurizio Landini – on the sidelines of the health demonstration in Rome – asked about next Friday’s meeting with the Minister of Labor.
11.04 – Crosetto, EU apply NATO model and find military units
«The ambition is for Europe to find unity also from a military point of view. Bringing together 27 different military organizations, with different bureaucracies, languages ​​and training schools, is not easy. We cannot claim to have the magic wand but we must move, starting to build a common path so that all the military corps of each state can dialogue ”. Thus the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, speaking by videoconference at the meeting “Sicily, Mediterranean Europe”, organized in Syracuse. “We have – he continues – a method with which we have organized ourselves over the years that has materialized with NATO, with different states that have found a single language. Therefore, there is a reference model. The path is difficult, but necessary if we want to maintain European sovereignty in sectors that are fundamental. Every European nation, including Germany, is too small to shoulder the burden of investment in military technology. A journey has begun on this side as well », he concludes.

10.56 – Migrants: Crosetto, the Mediterranean must be defended, it is a priority for Italy
«I had a telephone conversation with the French minister. One of the issues addressed was that of the possibility for our navies to cooperate more and more in the Mediterranean. Let’s think of the enormity of the cables, not to mention the gas that transits the Mediterranean, so we cannot afford events like the one that happened at Nord Stream ». Thus the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, speaking by videoconference at the meeting “Sicily, Mediterranean Europe”, organized in Syracuse. «By now – he continued – we live in a different world and the Mediterranean must be defended. The Mediterranean is a priority for Italy ».
10.33 – Covid: Pregliasco, towards normality by not letting down our guard “We are facing a disease that is not the same as before”
The government is imposing a clear change of pace on the management of Covid, “on the other hand we are experiencing a moment of normalization with respect to the virus”. Fabrizio Pregliasco, infectious disease specialist and company medical director of the Irccs Galeazzi Hospital – Sant’Ambrogio di Milano says: “We are still facing the management of a situation that could have unpleasant evolutions and I believe that this is the right approach with respect to a transition towards normality that we must gradually pursue – he adds – obviously by not letting our guard down and proceeding with a recommended vaccination for fragile and at risk subjects ». Today “we are faced with a disease that is not the same as before, except for new upsurge of strange variants, but now much is to be entrusted to the responsibility of individuals”. Vaccines “made it possible, reaching 81% of the population, that the situation remained under control, but I do not think we can force the population to get vaccinated every 4/6 months – he concludes – it is appropriate to have an annual vaccine as for the flu ».

9.29 – Defense: “No conflict of interest for Crosetto”
On the “technical and legal” level, there is no question of a “conflict of interest” with regard to the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense itself in a note. “With regard to the hypothesized conflict of interest between the office of Minister Crosetto and his previous functions as president of Aiad, the subject of recent television broadcasts and press articles, the Ministry of Defense emphasizes that in mind of articles 2 and 3 of the law n. 215 of 2004 and the political-administrative functions attributed to the Minister by articles 4 and 14 of legislative decree no. 165 of 2001 and from 10 to 13 of the code of the military system, no hypothesis of conflict of interest or incompatibility is recognized on the technical-legal level “, reads the note from the Ministry of Defense. «In fact, by express provision of the law, even any situations of conflict prior to taking up the office are not of any significance as they cease when the office is assumed. No status of incompatibility or conflict of interest is legally conceivable when the minister no longer has offices, corporate properties or personal assets that in any way can enter into a relationship with the activities of the Ministry of Defense “, explains the Ministry of Defense. Defence.