Italy's Giorgia Meloni resigns from ECR parliamentary group

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she is resigning as president of the centre-right European Conservatives and Reformists Group.

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00:00The Atreno Festival concluded on Sunday with an address by Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgio

00:14Meloni, originally founded as Italy's right-wing youth festival.

00:18The week-long event has evolved into a way to celebrate Giorgio Meloni's government,

00:23which two years after taking office is emerging as one of the most stable in the country's

00:28history.

00:29Meloni said that political stability, quote, is what makes Italy more credible, both nationally

00:36and internationally.

00:37And she also said she's confident the government will serve its full term.

00:41And she announced that she's about to step down as the president of the ECR, supporting

00:47Poland's Morawiecki as the next head of the group.

00:51On Saturday, key speakers at the cross-party summit included Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati

00:58and Argentina's President Javier Mele.

01:01We understand that the free trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur states, which include

01:06Argentina, has been reported as a central topic in Malay's discussions with Meloni.

01:14In fact, like other EU countries, Italy remains hesitant to support the deal unless it includes

01:22provisions to protect Italian farmers.

01:25Giorgio Arlandi, for Euronews, in Rome.