Used to never being taken seriously by the kingmakers of the Anglo-Saxon world, Italians cannot believe it:
The Economist
has just made Italy "
the country of the year 2021
", "the
one who has made the most progress this year
”.
And this, neither for having won the second European football championship in its history, nor for its victory at Eurovision.
But for his policy.
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"
Because of their governance, the Italians were poorer in 2019 than in 2000"
, slices the weekly which, in the 1990s, had judged Berlusconi unfit to lead the country and, Matteo Renzi, unaware of the swelling of the debt public.
This time,
The Economist,
whose main shareholder is the Agnellimais family, which has been claiming editorial independence for more than one hundred and seventy-five years, praises the Italian Prime Minister.
The Covid vaccination rate is one of the highest in Europe, and its economy is rebounding faster than in France and Germany
The Economist
“
With Mario Draghi
(photo)
, Italy had a competent and internationally respected prime minister. For once, a large majority of its parliamentarians have buried their differences to support an in-depth reform program which should allow it to access funds from the European recovery plan.
"And specifies:
" The vaccination rate against Covid is one of the highest in Europe, and its economy is rebounding faster than in France and Germany
. "However, if the image of Italy has changed so much in a few months, it could well be fleeting:"
Mr. Draghi wants to be President of the Republic, a more formal job, and risks having for successor a less competent prime minister
. "
The political message is clear: Mister Draghi, stay at Chigi Palace!
