Lucrezia Ciotti While Ursula von der Leyen is on the road to confirmation as president of the European Commission, former Prime Minister Mario Monti has launched an invitation to Giorgia Meloni.
Mario Monti's comment addressed to Giorgia Meloni
The Prime Minister has had a friendly and supportive relationship with Ursula von der Leyen over the years.
However, Mario Monti has something to say to the current Italian Prime Minister and writes it in an editorial in the Corriere della Sera entitled “A Role for Italy”.
The words of Mario Monti
Monti argues that President Giorgia Meloni should take on a supporting role for France and Germany, at this time of great difficulty for both.
So, don't show off your strength because it's the one that came out better from the European elections with greater government stability, but show:
Understanding and sharing with those going through a difficult , and likely temporary, time. Formulating open proposals on issues of common interest, discussing them even with those who in the past have tended to unsympathetically impose their own vision.
Furthermore, Mario Monti states that Meloni should be wary of the danger of being left out of the "two trios" that loom over Italy, even if they appear weak at the moment:
"Alongside France and Germany, which, despite their woes, remain points of reference , two triptychs will form: an economic-monetary triptych (the Eurozone's control room), with Germany, France, and Spain. And a defense and security triptych, with France, Germany, and Poland."
Mario Monti in politics
The former president of Bocconi was an influential economist and an important political figure for Italy: from 2011 to 2013 he led the technical government that took over from Silvio Berlusconi's executive in one of the darkest periods of recent republican history.
On November 9, 2011, Mario Monti was appointed senator for life "for his outstanding scientific and social merits," and on November 18, he took office thanks to the overwhelming vote of confidence of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.