From Schengen to Dublin, governments are at loggerheads once again. With one unspoken surprise: from migration policies to SAFE and defence, the progressive camp is more anti-European than the right and, as a result, even more isolated.

The former prime minister comments on the rift that has emerged within the PD between reformists and pacifists over defence spending: “They need to make a decision on foreign policy. For now, they’re just in a mess.” The father of the Olive Tree coalition seems to have a clearer vision than the coalition itself

The political establishment is racking its brains: “But what will Dibba do?”. Yet there are also those who fear a grand conspiracy: it’s a way of keeping both the most rebellious Five Star members in check, on the one hand, and those in the PD who are exasperated by Conte’s outbursts, on the other

In the Chamber of Deputies, the former prime minister takes centre stage. He speaks on the NEC and then on Delmastro’s chat messages. Schlein follows suit: on the day of the joint resolution, she steps aside. And once again, the reformists are left behind 

Who wrote to the editor, Claudio Cerasa

Brussels granted Italy this budgetary deviation specifically to cover military expenditure and the energy crisis. In short, those funds cannot be spent on anything else. The PD, M5S and AVS know this, but they are pretending not to. Furthermore, they are calling for the ‘Europeanisation’ of rearmament, yet they are rejecting SAFE, which serves precisely that purpose