Brussels slows down, no interference on the vote. Storm on the words of Berlusconi

 The European Commission does not enter the electoral campaigns of member countries and is ready to work with everyone.

The noise of Ursula von der Leyen's declarations in New York in view of the Italian vote and the controversies that have ignited in Rome arrives in a matter of hours in the heart of the European district of Brussels.

In the usual briefing with the international press, the spokesman of the Commission Eric Mamer, when asked about it, clarified the meaning of the words of the number one of the European executive.

"President von der Leyen did not intervene on the Italian elections and she explicitly said that the Commission will work with all the governments that come out of the elections and who want to work with the European Commission," Mamer stressed.

Reiterating a concept: "The President tried to explain the role of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties, particularly in the field of the rule of law".

And the "tools" cited by von der Leyen overseas refer to this role.

Instruments that the Commission has already used for Hungary and Poland, freezing the yes to the disbursement of the NRP funds until they adapt to the parameters provided for by the conditionality mechanism of the rule of law

.

In short, in Brussels the watchword is 'wait and see'.

Or, as a qualified European source explained a few days ago, "we must first wait for the documents, and not look at what is said during the election campaign".

The timing of von der Leyen's words, which arrived within two days of the vote, brought Palazzo Berlaymont to a halt.

Also because there is a political fact that, to several MEPs, has not escaped: those statements could have a boomerang effect for the most pro-European forces in Italy, such as those of Chancellor Olaf Scholz a few days ago on the occasion of the

On the other hand, in Brussels they are aware that the exploit of the right in Sweden, the possible victory of the FdI-powered center-right in Italy and a possible arrival of the center-right (with Vox its ally) in Spain can crumble the SPD-Ppe axis that , until now, it had basically held up.

With all the unknowns of the case on future European negotiations.

The moment, therefore, is delicate.

"It is vital, in Italy and in the EU, to avoid deviations" from unity in favor of Ukraine, said the Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni.

By drawing what, in Brussels, they consider a red line: support for Kiev.

Just look at Hungary announcing an upcoming referendum on EU sanctions as its foreign minister met with Sergei Lavrov in New York.

"There is a specific legal framework for the adoption of sanctions. It is a process established by the European treaties and legislation, not something determined on the basis of a referendum," Mamer said.

And who, like Budapest,

in Porta a Porta, according to which Putin "wanted to replace Zelensky with a government of good people"

, became a coincidence .

The Cav then specified: 'We with the EU and NATO'.

But it wasn't enough. 

The Dem secretary,

, is attacking .

Those of Berlusconi on Putin "are scandalous and very serious words. I wonder and I ask Meloni if ​​he shares them and if the Italians can share them. Moreover, they are rambling words; Berlusconi himself voted for aid with Fi supporting Draghi. We are beyond imaginable , are words that please Putin. If on Sunday evening if the right wins, the first happy would be Putin. We are always against the aggressor who, as Berlusconi himself says, 'uses troops to make good people' ".

"The EPP condemned the Russian invasion from day one. Unequivocally. It supported and led the sanctions against Russia.

Unwaveringly. It supported the sending of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Firmly. Attempts to break through."

to suggest otherwise are absurd. Period ".

The secretary general of the European People's Party, Thanasis Bakolas, wrote in a tweet.

In a previous tweet, after the controversy over Berlusconi's words, the EPP underlined how "Forza Italia's position is crystal clear: it supports Ukraine in the fight against Russia's illegal war". 

Hard also Carlo Calenda, leader of the third pole

, at 24 Mattino on Radio 24. "Yesterday Berlusconi took us out of any kind of European and Euro-Atlantic alliance. Yesterday Berlusconi spoke like a general of Putin. But a coalition that quarrels on everything it means Italy in default. Other solutions mean Italy in disaster. Here either we get it into our head that we are in a very agitated sea, or we will break our heads. if we vote right, it is a disaster announced. We can choose only the third pole to keep the country safe ".   

 intervenes .

"Putin has been in power for more than 20 years. He killed or imprisoned political opponents. He sent an army of murderers rapists into the territory of a sovereign state. He organized a massacre in Syria, he is responsible for the shooting down of a passenger plane with 300 people in 2014. And now he threatens nuclear weapons. So, if we understand correctly, Berlusconi trusts him and uses his example to define who is a respectable person and who is not? ", Seriiy Nykyforov told Repubblica, adding on the vote in Italy: "It is essential that citizens choose candidates who have and follow the right moral principles".

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