"We want to work with Rome but we will monitor respect for rights and freedoms".
This was stated - in an interview with Repubblica - by
Laurence Boone
, the new minister for European Affairs of the French government, for whom "it is important that the Meloni government remains on the European front against Moscow and in favor of sanctions".
"We will respect the democratic choice of the Italians - he affirms - Europe must remain united, in particular in facing the war that Russia has declared in Ukraine, with the sanctions we have adopted. On this point, Meloni has clearly expressed his support what Europe is doing. After that it is clear that we have differences. We will be very attentive to respect for the values and rules of the rule of law. The EU has already shown that it is vigilant towards other countries such as Hungary and Poland ".
France is in favor of the inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Human Rights, "we need unanimity, therefore - he stresses - we must be able to convince all countries. We must bring a voice to safeguard the rights of women. women, sexual minorities and all minorities in general. When we see what has happened in the US, we understand that we must remain extremely vigilant. "
The reply
"I read in La Repubblica that the French minister Laurence Boone would have said: 'We want to work with Rome but we will monitor respect for rights and freedoms' and 'we will be very attentive to respect for the values and rules of the rule of law'. the left-wing press has misrepresented the statements made by foreign government officials and I trust that the French government will deny these words, which resemble too much an unacceptable threat of interference against a sovereign state, member of the EU. The era of governments to lead Pd asking for protection abroad is over ".
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Giorgia Meloni
.