(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 21 - "This government is used to defending the national interest: we have never made a secret of wanting to increase its appropriations for military spending, as previous governments did, perhaps stealthily, without exposing ourselves. we face it, convinced that respecting commitments is vital to protect national sovereignty. Freedom has a price: if you are unable to defend yourself, others will do it, but they will do so by imposing a price".
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni affirms this in communications to the Senate in view of the European Council.
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