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Von der Leyen says she can work with the Italian PM's hard-right party
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24/05/2024
Ursula von der Leyen said she's willing to work with MEPs from Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right Brothers of Italy party after the EU election in June.
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Unlike her recent TV appearance on Italian TV program "Che Tempo Che Fa", Ursula von der
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Leyen clearly said on Thursday she`s willing to work with MEPs from Giorgio Meloni`s right-wing
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Brothers of Italy party after the EU elections in June. Von der Leyen made this comment during
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a Eurovision debate clarifying that the Italian prime minister meets three criteria for future
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partners. She`s pro-EU, she`s against Russia`s Vladimir Putin and she`s for the rule of law.
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But what should we make of it? Well, we put the question to one of the European University
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Institute experts we met here in Florence at the Sol24 conference, who`s been following
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the election campaign closely. Take a listen.
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So she`s basically saying if individual MEPs agree with the common principle, which is
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being pro-EU, pro-Ukraine and on the Atlantic side, then there might be space for collaboration
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agreement. But I wouldn`t call for necessarily a huge reshuffling of the political forces
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in the next EP. Also, because this sharp turn to the right, it`s something that some pundits
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forecast, but then we have to see if really these two far right and Eurosceptic groups
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will go ahead of a new Europe. So, some polls indicate so, some others do not. So, we have
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to see.
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Reports in the Italian media describe Wanderlain`s statement as a bold move, one that could
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risk isolating her further from the EPP party.
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Giorgia Orlandi for Euronews in Florence.
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