Foreign candidates on the lists for the European elections can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Sandro Gozi, from Italy, is sixth on the list led by Valérie Hayer for the presidential majority, and is defending the idea of a transnational ballot.
Since July 2020 an excellent Italian executive, Luca de Meo, has been at the helm of Renault. No one thinks that the largest French carmaker has suddenly become Italian, nor are Italian investments in other EU countries considered dangerous and put on the same level as Chinese investments, as sometimes happens in Rome. Relations between France and Italy are solid and have deep roots in history, rooted in the soil of culture, economy, art and cooperation.
I agree with you: more solidarity in Europe. In this Darwinian phase, it is not the strongest who wins, but those who demonstrate the greatest capacity for transformation. The solution against the crisis is European. Let us show more audacity in conceiving our common future. On the one hand, some repeat the mistakes: they decide together in Brussels and then accuse Europe of mistakes or sluggishness. On the other, we have achieved the unthinkable with the European Relaunch Plan (NextGenEU) but we have not done the same for our research and industrial capacities.
Interview with Niccolò Carratelli in La Stampa, 1 July 2024 Sandro Gozi seems to be breathing a (cautious) sigh of relief. In the end, Le Pen did not break through and Macron won his bet,’ says the MEP re-elected in France, who is ready to return to Strasbourg in the liberal Renew group. Now, in…
