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PRESIDENZA UE, SUL PATTO È ORA DI ARRIVARE
AI COMPROMESSI
(continua dalla pagina 4)
economiche e avremo anche uno
scambio informale sulla riforma
in corso delle regole fiscali a
livello europeo”, ha spiegato la
vicepresidente spagnola.
“Intendo condividere
con i miei colleghi dell’Ue lo sta-
to di avanzamento della riforma
in corso delle regole fiscali. Ab-
biamo già trattato il 70% del testo
nel nostro lavoro tecnico, che è
andato avanti per tutta l’estate
con uno o anche due incontri a
settimana. E ora è giunto il mo-
mento di iniziare a lavorare per un
compromesso”. “Dovrà trovare
necessariamente il giusto equi-
librio tra la necessità di perseguire incentivi strutturali”. accordo entro la fine dell’anno, in
percorsi sostenibili di riduzione
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
per gli investimenti necessari e gli ci consenta di concludere un
LUFTHANSA, PUNTIAMO A OK UE TEMPESTIVO
ALL'INTESA CON ITA
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(Continued from page 4) operational and financial level.
And we are ready to support
spokeswoman Anitta Hipper in Italy," said Hipper.
Brussels. On Wednesday 2,154
"On Lampedusa, EU migrants and refugees landed on
Commission President Ursula Lampedusa, further adding to the
von der Leyen is in contact with pressure caused by an unprec-
Premier Giorgia Meloni and this edented number of arrivals the
morning Home Affairs Commis- previous day.
sioner Ylva Johansson spoke to Consequently there were
(Interior) Minister Piantedosi to nearly 7,000 people in the migrant
assess the situation and see how hotspot, although 3,750 people
the EU can provide aid," she were due to be transferred off the
continued. island during the day.
ITALIAN PM GEORGIA
MELONIVVISITED NYC’S FAMED
COLUMBUS CIRCLE PLACING A
“Intendo proporre ai modo che le nuove regole fiscali WREATH HONORING COLUMBUS
a partire da gennaio 2024”, ha the day of a council hearing on
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
center of Columbus Circle, one Design Commission to remove
monuments of historical figures
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.
ne acquisisca una parte, segu- day. Canceling Columbus is not Her visit came on the
endo perfettamente l'impulso che going to happen,” day of a council hearing on a
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)
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