Skip the Ppe summit in Naples, Weber’s side to Meloni to put Berlusconi on the sidelines – Corriere.it

Weber’s tweet describes the process of integration between national and European politics: because Berlusconi’s attack on Kiev affects the balance of Strasbourg and Rome.

The war has overthrown them old borders which still formally kept community affairs separate from domestic ones. And since it is not the first time that Silvio has said certain things about Zelensky, the president of the EPP has decided to settle the match with the Cavaliere. In one fell swoop he defended the unity of the Popolari in Europe and separated Berlusconi’s position from that of Tajani in Italy.

The words with which he announced thecancellation of the convention of Naples have put the owner of the Farnesina in difficulty in the presence of its leader. And also on the timing of the operation, the president of the European Parliament Metsola expressed some perplexity: Couldn’t she wait a few days, given that there is the Munich conference on security?.

They say Weber couldn’t wait, because he has the war at home: for some time a part of the German People’s Party and the delegations of the Nordic countries have been pressing for theexclusion of Berlusconi from the Ppe, for his pro-Putin stance on the conflict in Ukraine. And there was the risk that the study days in Naples in view of the European vote would turn into a ring.

So he came out into the open, in an obvious attempt to download ex prime minister: because he considers Berlusconi’s statements about Mr. Zelensky indefensible and because he wants to remove the obstacles that hinder his project to reach an agreement in 2024 with the Conservatives. That is with Meloni.

And here’s that the skein becomes entangled, that the difference between European and national questions can no longer be seen. In fact, the exponents of Forza Italia are accusing Weber of interference within their party. Where the discontent towards the tenant of Palazzo Chigi and towards Tajani is visible, accused of intelligence with the enemy: that is, the premier.

The concern in the blue management group that – in Rome as in Strasbourg – is being worked for put FI definitively to mar
gini. It is no coincidence that the parent company Ronzulli comes to discourage Weber, unfit to lead the Ppe. As for the foreign minister’s move, it was obvious: Come on Italy Berlusconi. Before meeting Weber today, in the conversation with the Knight he made his duties available to dispel the usual suspicions.

But the point another. the Knight who has driven himself into a corner. With those words… And to think that in the Ppe-Ecr alliance project, he could be the connecting point. I meant that he can be the connecting point, one of the most authoritative exponents of FdI corrected immediately. That is enough to understand the state of the art. The effort of the Azzurri to recover the positions is based on the concept that Forza Italia has always voted in support of Kiev. A line shared by Berlusconi, who still yesterday, however – urged by his comrade Fascina – repeated on the telephone: But this Zelensky …. President, not now for heaven’s sake, implored his interlocutors.

The delicate passageboth in Rome and in Brussels. Where Meloni – compared to the other European partners – can today boast the strongest government, the largest majority and a longer government perspective.

And the approach of the Ppe on covenants always been pragmatic: Kohl did not think twice about welcoming Berlusconi, despite the veto of the historic friends of the PPI. History could repeat itself. If there is really the will to repeat the same scheme with the leader of FdIa design that did not emerge in the Weber talks with Meloniexplains a trusted source.

Rather the premier recognized as a point of balance in relations between Popular and Conservatives, and as a point of dialogue between the EPP and the most extreme forces of the ECR. it was Meloni, in fact, who unblocked the agreement on the minimum tax at the European summit, convincing the Polish government to lift the veto. And about Meloni that Weber aims to dissuade those in the PPE who would like to bet again on one big koalitions in Strasbourg with Socialists and Liberals in 2024. A good part to see the Italian better. Which would take the place of the Italian. Thus national and European politics overlap. one tweet was enough to make it clear.