Media mentions – Arturo Varvelli

We should not expect this majority to have its own solidity and political project. The political project is in the hands of Ursula von Der Leyen

We live in difficult times; it is enough that von Der Leyen was reappointed. What emerges from today’s vote is that she will rule with shifting majoritiesA

The EU is herbivorous: thanks to globalization it has expanded to become an economic power but without being a political and military power. Macron is right but the practical problems are many

In a way, it is as if the terrible bombing on October 7 last year gave the momentum to Netanyahu, who not surprisingly addressed the Persian population, not Iranian

The impression is that for the EU there is no alternative to Saied and I expect the so-called business as usual between Brussels and Tunis to continue

The executive vice presidency to italy is very good news, and it seems to me that Ursula von der Leyen is advocating very strongly that Italy should be very well represented

With reconstruction efforts affecting not only Derna but also other cities in Libya, Haftar and his sons want to show that the part they control is pacified

Outside of the stock market fibrillations, the fear is that Libya will run out of hydrocarbon revenues and that state coffers will be emptied, fostering instability and illicit economic activities

There is definitely an Italian regional and international role, which is not only the result of the G7 chairmanship, a format that is also disliked by Tehran

The rise of the far right introduces uncertainty about the future of the Global Gateway initiative. Far-right parties could support a more domestic approach, reducing investment