Strasbourg

Interview with Northern League minister Fontana: "Alleanza identitaria per influenzare il Ppe a Strasburgo"

12 September 2018 by admin

Photo: Tony Gentile/Reuters

“An important signal from Sweden: work for the European elections starts in October, we aim to be the second group in the EU Parliament”

Of Angela Mauro
“The good result of the Sweden Democrats is a very important signal. Starting from October we will start working tables with other European identity forces to build together a platform for the May elections. Realistic goal: become the second group in Strasbourg and thus influence the choices of the European Parliament, perhaps by building a majority with the EPP to prevent there being another consociation between the People's Party and the Socialists”.
Lorenzo Fontana rejoices at the result of Jimmie Akesson's right-wing elections in Sweden. In this interview with Huffpost, the Northern League minister, former Northern League MEP and mastermind of the League's sovereignist turn, traces the stages of Matteo Salvini's political project between now and the European elections in May 2019. Mission: conquer Brussels and Strasbourg and change the characteristics of the EU.
Let's start from Sweden: there was no exploit by the populists, although they have gained support.
Last week's polls had them between 16 and the 19 percent, I'd say they turned out to be right: the 'Swedish Democrats’ they went beyond the 17 percent, while the Social Democrats are also declining in Sweden, the homeland of social democracy. E’ the trend of the last ten years.
Now what happens, from now to the European elections in May?
The brief, I think since October, there will be a series of working tables with other European identity forces to build a platform for the elections. The first should be in Vienna.
To build an alliance… whatever you call it: sovereignist? Populist? Identity? Read More

Actuality | events

Orbán all'Europarlamento: "Non accettiamo minacce e ricatti. We will not be a homeland of immigration"

12 September 2018 by admin

The Hungarian Prime Minister speaks before the plenary in Strasbourg “to defend Hungary which has been a member of the European family for a thousand years”

STRASBOURG – After partially anticipating his speech with several posts on his Facebook profile, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke today in Strasbourg at the European Parliament hearing on Sargentini report in which it will be decided whether or not to sanction Budapest on violation of the rule of law. “You have already formed an idea about this relationship, and my intervention will not change your opinion, but I came anyway. You will not condemn a government, but Hungary which has been a member of the European family for a thousand years. I'm here to defend my homeland”, said the Hungarian prime minister, who defended his actions above all due to the broad consensus that his government receives at home. And really comforted by internal consensus, Orban had no problem taking sides directly against the European institutions: “Hungary will be condemned because it has decided that it will not be a homeland for immigration. But we will not accept threats and blackmail from pro-immigration forces: we will defend our borders, we will stop illegal immigration against you too, if necessary”. The leader of Fidesz, who is part of the European People's Party family in Brussels, he stated how the measures on immigration were taken on the basis of the will expressed by the Hungarian people: “We are the ones who defend our borders and only we can decide who to live with. We stopped hundreds and thousands of illegal migrants and defended Hungary and Europe. The Hungarians have decided that our homeland will not be a country of immigration.". Read More

Actuality | CLEAN HANDS

Copyright, the European Parliament rejects the directive

14 July 2018 by admin

We already talked about it at the end of June. The law he would have, in all likelihood, gagged us too, it didn't pass. At least for the moment…(n.d.r.)
STRASBOURG – The European Parliament blocks copyright reform. L’Eurocamera, meeting in plenary in Strasbourg, rejected the start of negotiations with the Council (318 no, 278 yes and 31 abstained) on a proposed directive that had split the Assembly in half. Now the discussion of the proposal is postponed to the next plenary, in September, but it is likely that the text on the digital single market is destined to run aground on further amendments between now and the end of the legislature. Also because time is running out: in May 2019 we return to the polls for the European elections and the assembly that is expected to be "quite different".
The unknowns of September
At least to use the euphemism of a European Chamber spokesperson. The topic has never been easier, but the situation became heated after approval, last 20 June, of the amendments of the Legal Affairs Committee. The changes to the articles sparked the controversy 11 e 13, i.e. the obligation of economic recognition of the contents disseminated by the platforms (item 11) and installing a “filter” to prevent copyrighted material from being uploaded online (item 13). Actually, the directive concerns more the relationship between online platforms (come YouTube o Google) and publishers and end users. The intention of the text is to regulate the economic recognition of copyright in the Web era, replacing a regulatory system stuck at 2001. Read More