• Coronavirus, applause by Casellati and Fico at Mattarella's intervention

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April 13, 2020 Between Eurobonds and MES Italy needs "undoubtedly Eurobonds". This was stated by the President of the Chamber, Roberto Fico, guest of 'Un giorno da pecora' on Rai Radio1. "We must not talk about the conditionality of the Mes - he then pointed out -, it is not possible to subscribe to this type of conditionality. Above all, it is the country that decides to access the Mes and under certain conditions our country would never access it". "The Mes was underwritten in a time of difficulty and in that Mes there was a prevalence of the Northern countries that have a certain idea of ​​the public finances and of the way of doing some certain things. Now we are in a moment in which it is all another era, it's a whole other story, we have a shock that is symmetrical, we must not save one state, two states for European stability, but we must save everyone and therefore we can also share a debt where the European Central Bank is guarantor for everyone and therefore also buy titles as it is doing, but it takes much, much bigger steps forward ".

Now emergency
The solidarity contribution to cope with the coronavirus emergency "is a proposal, it is debated, there are many, I would now focus much more on what we must do from here to the next few days, especially with respect to dialogue with Europe , to the next European Council ". As well as "the debates on national health, regional health, are things that should be postponed until later, when we will be able to face them in a calm way".

Italy makes system
"It is clear that we are not in North Korea, everyone can express themselves and speak, we have our Constitution, we have the Parliament, we have the Regions, we have a country that is making a system." "Italy is facing this virus and this emergency strongly, and more communities could be discovered than it thought it was." So "beyond the political controversies that may arise" there is "a national unity and a desire to get out of the emergency", and "beyond strong words or the problems between the Regions and the national government we are moving forward united to resolve the emergency ". "What Italian citizens don't want to see is any kind of quarrel," says Fico, "but they want to listen and feel that all together we are overcoming the emergency".

We guarantee legislative activity
It is a "positive result" that Parliament has remained open during the pandemic, because "legislative activity must necessarily go ahead, and that is what we as parliamentarians must guarantee and have guaranteed". "I am also satisfied with the work that all the groups have done together and we have been able to do, with the dialogue that we have managed to carry on with the business, both with regard to safety and legislation". For example "two fundamental activities which are control, with the doubling of the Question time, urgent and informative interpellations, which have been very much followed by people on their way home, and the mother activity, which is the legislative one, went on ".

Covid tax proposed like many
"It is a proposal, there are many, I would focus much more on what we need to do in the coming days of the debate with Europe".

In isolation
"I'm fine, I'm at my house, in Naples, with Ivonne, my partner. We eat the pastiera that a neighbor gave us, I can't do it, I can make the Neapolitan casatiello". This is how the President of the Chamber, Roberto Fico, described his day on Easter Monday in 'Un giorno da pecora'. In these days of lockdown, "I started making bread a little bit and also fishing knots, I like to go trolling, I learned a lot more knots. A friend of mine sent me videos. I keep the wires on the table and I try when I have free time, "he says. "Clearly there is a lot of work: you are in constant contact. When I am in Rome I am basically closed to the Chamber. From tomorrow it is full work," he adds. What is the first thing you will do when the restrictive measures end? "A swim in the sea in Naples", he replies.