What Alberico spoke about.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, expensive fuel brings hauliers to their knees and threatens our businesses: it is a European emergency. The Meloni government has intervened and continues to act, but a European crisis needs a European response. I strongly condemn any intimidation against those who choose not to go on strike. The right to strike is sacrosanct, but so is the freedom to work. W

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, the Mediterranean is not just a southern border of Europe: it is at the heart of our security, our competitiveness and our future. For too long, we have only considered the southern shore as a recipient of aid. Today we need a paradigm shift: the Pact for the Mediterranean must become a concrete instrument of foreign policy, based on investment, energy cooperation

Madam President, Commissioner, China is an interlocutor with whom we must dialogue, but dialogue requires reciprocity. Today, Europe is denouncing trade imbalances, Chinese overcapacities and our strategic dependencies, but we must have the courage to acknowledge our mistakes as well. For years, Europe has imposed on its industry a green transition that is too rigid, too ideological and too little

Mr President, Madam High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, Putin is not seeking a just peace but a peace on his own terms: For Ukraine, this would mean capitalisation. Today there is a concrete proposal: stop the weapons, freeze the fronts, start negotiations with Kiev, which is ready to discuss. Moscow is still attacking. Europe cannot stand by and watch. We Europeans must be grateful to the

Mr President, High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, hybrid warfare is now a structural component of geopolitical confrontation and the Mediterranean is fully exposed. In May, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker was spotted over a network of submarine cables near Crete. The so-called Russian shadow fleet operates in the Strait of Sicily. In August, the Navy intervened off Pantelleria: They are dif

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today the international community is faced with two inseparable challenges. The first is to ensure immediate humanitarian assistance to the civilian population, the second is to ensure that October 7 remains confined to history and never again marks the future of the Middle East. The first requires full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access so that aid can re

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is in the most difficult moments that Europe's credibility is measured, and today being credible means supporting Ukraine, but also working with determination for a just, lasting peace based on respect for international law. Supporting Kiev means reaffirming the security of Europe and the Atlantic Alliance, which is a common responsibility, to be assumed acco

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, enlargement of the European Union has returned to the heart of the European political agenda. Russia’s war against Ukraine has shown how the stability of our neighbourhood is directly linked to the security of the continent. For this reason, the accession process must remain credible and rigorously merit-based, in accordance with the Copenhagen cri

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a brutal crackdown is underway in Iran against the people who are demanding freedom. Peaceful protests repressed by force, mass arrests, death penalty threats, unprecedented digital blackouts to silence the truth. They are not excesses, it is a deliberate strategy of the regime. And in the face of all this, the European Union cannot afford ambiguity. This is a t

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, High Representative, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are not negotiable. The European Union must defend them with a deep sense of diplomacy, but that is precisely why we must avoid emotional responses, such as sending troops, rather than thinking about tariffs or sanctions between allies: It is a mistake that ris

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, any violation of the skies of our allies, any sabotage of pipelines and ports, is a threat to our common security. We need cold blood to avoid provocations, but we also need clear rules to defend our borders and critical infrastructure. Italy supports the creation of a European anti-drone shield, integrated with NATO and promoted by Minister Crosetto, to prot

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the peace plan proposed by the United States is a concrete attempt to ensure stability and development in the Gaza Strip. The European Union must support it with pragmatism and unity of purpose. As President von der Leyen recalled, Europe is ready to contribute political, economic and humanitarian resources. This commitment must strengthen the pros

Madam President, Madam High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, in Gaza, the suffering of the civilian population and the captivity of hostages cry out to the world that this war must be brought to an absolute end. We must identify paths to peace as soon as possible, but we also know that peace is not built with slogans. We need security for Israel, freedom and dignity for the Palestinians and t

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, after years in which Moscow was only demanding the surrender of Kiev, today, in my opinion, there are openings of dialogue, made possible by the resistance of the Ukrainian people and the united support of the West, as President Meloni has pointed out. In this framework, Italy played a significant role at the recent White House summit, proposing

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this report strikes a balance between Albania's progress on its accession to the European Union. In particular, alignment with the common foreign policy, institutional strengthening and contribution to regional stability. It remains crucial to maintain a strong focus on judicial independence, the protection of fundamental rights and the fight ag

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, enlargement of the European Union is one of the great geopolitical and political challenges of our time. It is not just about the candidate countries. It is about the future of Europe itself and its ability to be a global player, defend its interests and ensure stability. Italy has always strongly supported the European path of the Western Balkans

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, very kind Commissioner, the crisis in the Middle East imposes balance and responsibility on Europe. We strongly condemn Hamas terrorism and reaffirm Israel's right to defend itself. At the same time, we call for the protection of Palestinian civilians and immediate access to humanitarian aid. Italy does not support the revision of the EU-Israel agreement. It wou

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, managing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires balance, firmness and humanity. As President Giorgia Meloni recalled, we are friends of Israel, but not indifferent to the drama that is taking place in the Gaza Strip. We were among the first to strongly condemn Hamas' terrorist attacks and to uphold Israel's right to defend itself, in full respect of intern

Mr President, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, to support a fair, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine means first of all to have the courage of the truth. And the truth is that the war does not stop with proclamations, but with serious diplomacy, with credible interlocutors and the political will to build a stable future. In this sense, Europe cannot remain an absolute spectator, it must