Mattarella in Paris, the role of Colle on the Italy-France line – Corriere.it

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A meandering nervous breakdown, which at times resulted in a diplomatic or even political crisis. Since 2019 the relationships between France and Italy they are punctuated by fluctuating moods. Moods always soothed by the special bond between the Quirinale and Eliseo, with a frequent exchange of meetings of the respective hosts. It will also happen tomorrow morning, with the visit of our President of the Republic to inaugurate the exhibition at the Louvre, alongside his colleague from beyond the Alps Naples Paris (with 60 masterpieces away from the Capodimonte museum), and for a subsequent lunch. A very private event, the latter, given that only the two heads of state will participate, in addition to the wife of Macron, Brigitteand to the daughter of Mattarella, Laura.

The meeting considered by the Elysium, a testimony of the relationship of trust and friendship between the presidents, and of the exceptional ties that unite our countries. Proof that, apart from the relaunch of the historic cultural consonance between the two Latin sisters, both Paris and Rome intend to stabilize and strengthen cooperation between them. Both in the bilateral framework and in the European one. Mattarella, who also in France as in the rest of the EU is perceived as a moral authority and a figure of guarantee, could help decompress the last tears between the Eliseo and Palazzo Chigi, as he did in the phases of the most acute tensions provoked (and in some cases subte) from our other governments. Just think of the bad idea of ​​the then Deputy Prime Minister, Louis DiMaioto go and show solidarity with the most violent fringes of the yellow vests, a move that led to the sensational withdrawal of the French ambassador from Rome.

Clash turned off only by a phone call from Quirinal. This time, with the Meloni government, we are little beyond the physiology of the political dialectic between states. Of course, the attacks on Italy for the executive’s choices on migrants and on the negotiations for the Pnrr have left some burns. However, the recent meeting between Meloni and Macron at the G7 in Hiroshima should mark a change of course. Also because various new urgencies are pressing and, in view of the European vote, it is in the interest of both countries to face them together.

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