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Cernobbio: Vannacci says not everyone is eager to join the EU, Monti vows to fight fascist rhetoric

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Roberto Vannacci said unanimity in the European Union protects national interests and rejected calls to change the voting system simply because some proposals lack unanimous support.
  • He argued that not all European countries want deeper integration and criticized the EU’s economic performance, industrial decline and approach to migration.
  • Vannacci also called for a focus on population growth, while Mario Monti said he would fight fascist rhetoric during their discussion at the Teha Forum in Cernobbio.

Roberto Vannacci arrived at the Teha Forum in Cernobbio ready to argue for a different Europe. The Futuro Nazionale leader said he would address integration and sovereignty in the European Union, insisting that the debate should not assume the current model is the only possible one.

Unanimity in the European Union is not a pathology but a guarantee.

· Roberto VannacciThe Futuro Nazionale leader defended unanimity in EU decision-making.

In his discussion with Mario Monti, Vannacci defended unanimity in the EU as a safeguard rather than a defect. “Unanimity in the European Union is not a pathology but a guarantee,” he said. If a proposal does not convince everyone, he asked, why change the voting system instead of improving the proposal? Unanimity, he argued, prevents 26 states from imposing their will on the 27th.

Vannacci said not every country is eager to join or deepen ties with the EU. He cited Britain’s departure after years of the Maastricht framework, Iceland’s recent rejection, Norway’s continued distance, Switzerland’s position outside the bloc and Turkey’s changed direction. “Not everyone is eager to integrate into the European Union, and there must be a reason,” he said.

Not everyone is eager to integrate into the European Union, and there must be a reason.

· Roberto VannacciHe argued that European integration does not attract universal support.

He also presented a sharply critical assessment of Europe’s economy. Vannacci said the eurozone’s share of global GDP had fallen from 30% to 15% and described Europe as an area of industrial desertification. He criticized the bloc’s free movement rules, its handling of illegal immigration and what he characterized as changing definitions on official documents. He said the same remedy should not be prescribed without explaining why it had failed.

If we want a better future, we must think about creating the next generations, otherwise others will enjoy the future.

· Roberto VannacciVannacci linked Europe’s future to its low fertility rate.

Vannacci linked Europe’s future to demographics, citing a fertility rate of 1.41%. “If we want a better future, we must think about creating the next generations, otherwise others will enjoy the future,” he said. He suggested that “Reborn Europe” might have been a better slogan than “Rearm Europe.” The article’s headline also records Monti’s pledge to fight fascist rhetoric. Vannacci said he was not worried about investigations into his party.

Perhaps instead of Rearm Europe it would have been better to say Reborn Europe, it would have been a better strategy.

· Roberto VannacciHe argued that demographic renewal should receive greater attention.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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