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PRESIDENZA UE, SUL PATTO È ORA DI ARRIVARE EU IN TOUCH WITH MELONI ON
AI COMPROMESSI LAMPEDUSA, READY TO HELP
"We support Italy on an
(Continued from page 4) operational and financial level.
(continua dalla pagina 4) And we are ready to support
economiche e avremo anche uno spokeswoman Anitta Hipper in Italy," said Hipper.
scambio informale sulla riforma Brussels. On Wednesday 2,154
in corso delle regole fiscali a "On Lampedusa, EU migrants and refugees landed on
livello europeo”, ha spiegato la Commission President Ursula Lampedusa, further adding to the
vicepresidente spagnola. von der Leyen is in contact with pressure caused by an unprec-
“Intendo condividere Premier Giorgia Meloni and this edented number of arrivals the
con i miei colleghi dell’Ue lo sta- morning Home Affairs Commis- previous day.
to di avanzamento della riforma sioner Ylva Johansson spoke to Consequently there were
in corso delle regole fiscali. Ab- (Interior) Minister Piantedosi to nearly 7,000 people in the migrant
biamo già trattato il 70% del testo assess the situation and see how hotspot, although 3,750 people
nel nostro lavoro tecnico, che è the EU can provide aid," she were due to be transferred off the
andato avanti per tutta l’estate continued. island during the day.
con uno o anche due incontri a
settimana. E ora è giunto il mo- ITALIAN PM GEORGIA
mento di iniziare a lavorare per un
compromesso”. “Dovrà trovare MELONIVVISITED NYC’S FAMED
necessariamente il giusto equi-
librio tra la necessità di perseguire incentivi strutturali”. accordo entro la fine dell’anno, in COLUMBUS CIRCLE PLACING A
percorsi sostenibili di riduzione “Intendo proporre ai modo che le nuove regole fiscali WREATH HONORING COLUMBUS
del debito garantendo al tempo miei colleghi ministri un cal- adatte allo scopo entrino in vigore
stesso lo spazio fiscale necessario endario molto ambizioso che a partire da gennaio 2024”, ha the day of a council hearing on
per gli investimenti necessari e gli ci consenta di concludere un sottolineato Calvino. (Continued from page 2) a series of bills, including one
ers on the statue located at the that could allow the city Public
LUFTHANSA, PUNTIAMO A OK UE TEMPESTIVO center of Columbus Circle, one Design Commission to remove
monuments of historical figures
ALL'INTESA CON ITA of the most famous in the US such as Washington, Jefferson
depicting Christopher Columbus,”
and Peter Stuyvesant, who were
nostro dialogo costruttivo verso said a statement from the office of slaveholders, and Columbus, who
Meloni, who is in the city for the
un via libera tempestivo". United Nations’ annual General has been criticized for abusing
Lo riferisce all'ANSA un Assembly. indigenous peoples during his
portavoce di Lufthansa. “Through this impor- discoveries of the New World.
"Sarebbe assurdo e tant reaffirmation of identity, the “Meloni showed the
incomprensibile" che dalla Ue ci President celebrated a symbol of Italian-Americans that we have
fosserro "freni" alla fusione tra the cultural and moral history of her support and the support of the
Ita e Lufthansa. Lo ha detto il the American people.” Italian people — we’re not forgot-
ministro del Made in Italy, Adolfo The Italian leader stood by the ten,” said Joseph Scelsa, president
Urso, per il quale "l'Ue "dovrebbe statue for a moment of silence of the Italian-American Museum,
dare un giudizio non solo posi- to honor Columbus ahead of the who attended the wreath-laying
tivo, ma lodevole". US’s Oct. 12 holiday in honor of event.
"L'Europa - ricorda - ha him. Still, even with the bill,
chiesto a tutti i governi che ci Actor Chazz Palminteri, it would be difficult to take down
hanno preceduto di risolvere la an Italian-American activist and the monument honoring Colum-
questione ex Alitalia attraverso defender of Columbus’s legacy, bus in Columbus Circle.
una privatizzazione. Gli altri gov- said Meloni’s presence speaks The National Park
erni non hanno saputo affrontare volumes. He went on to say, Service in 2018 added the
la questione, e noi la risolviamo “The prime minister is making a 129-year-old, 76-foot statue near
con una procedura che prevede statement: We’re not getting rid Central Park to its list of protected
che una compagnia straniera of Columbus! That holiday is our landmarks.
Siamo in una fase Ita "alla Commissione europea ne acquisisca una parte, segu- day. Canceling Columbus is not Her visit came on the
avanzata del processo di notifica e alle altre autorità competenti e endo perfettamente l'impulso che going to happen,” day of a council hearing on a
formale della transazione" con non vediamo l'ora di continuare il l'Europa ha dato per anni". “I say to the prime series of bills including one that’ll
minister, `Thank you for showing allow the Public Design Commis-
up. Thank you for backing Italian- sion to remove statues of Colum-
Americans.’ “ (Continued on page 6)
Meloni’s visit came on
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