From the landlady Giorgia Meloni to the American president Biden, from Macron to Scholz, in great difficulty at home, here is how the newspapers comment and judge the days of the G7 leaders in Puglia
After the closing credits of the recently concluded G7, it’s time for balance sheets and report cards. In government newspapers the headline in large letters is changed to Free daily “Meloni passes to the collection”, with the editorial signed by the director and former spokesperson of the Prime Minister Mario Sechi (“The decline of the Solo King and the rise of Giorgia”), on the front page of Newspaper which snubs a bit, without particular emphasis and prominence, the day after the Prime Minister’s final press conference.
A press conference in which Meloni thanked all the G7 leaders, calling them by name, one by one: «Thanks also go to all my colleagues, Joe, Emmanuel, ßishi, Olaf, Fumio, Justin, Ursula and Charles for the fundamental contribution they gave to the success of this summit.” Despite tensions and misunderstandings, in particular between the Italian Prime Minister and French President Macron, in the end the summit was “a success” for Meloni.
But let’s see according to the Corriere della Sera And Free daily what are the opinions and report cards on the main protagonists of the G7 in Puglia.
ITALY, BET WON. FOR GIORGIA EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPT AT THE G7
“More sun than clouds in the skies of the Apulian G7” writes Monica Guerzoni in the Corriere. “And Giorgia Meloni chased away those few clouds by showing off smiles, except when she froze Macron’s kiss on the hand with an Antarctic look. Had it not been for the abortion incident, for the battle between the Sherpas of Italy, France, Germany and the USA on LGBTQ+ rights and for the friendly fire of the Northern League fistfights in the Chamber, even the opposition would have had to admit that the leader of the right he won the bet. Organizational success, welcome worthy of a great country, expansion of the “club of the greats” to India, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina and Turkey, agreement on the 50 billion loan to Ukraine and the “great gift” from Pope Francis”.
For Francesco Specchia up Free “a G7 as a perfect, concentrated and very astute hostess. It makes itself indispensable on the international stage. It will probably go to collections. Score 9”.
USA, BIDEN RESOLVED IN FACE. TIRED IN CEREMONIES AND TONIC IN SUMMITS
Almost all the newspapers give the same interpretation of the American president, namely that – despite the emphasis on some missteps on protocol or ceremonial – in the end Biden brought the result home and asserted the authority of the USA .
“Who took part in the summits – reports the Courier – says that Joe Biden appeared “wide awake” on the crucial dossiers at the working tables and in the 40 minutes face to face with Meloni he pushed to strengthen the passages on abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, to stem (also from an anti-Putin perspective) the China’s expansionism, to make Russia pay a penalty for inflicting 486 billion in damages on Ukraine and to accelerate towards the White House’s peace plan in the Middle East”.
For Free “Always a protagonist, both in supporting the Italian government and in applauding it by ratifying the Mattei Plan for Africa with the passion of a Bob Geldof at Live Aide, Mister President always has a blue sky gaze beyond the horizon. Of course, sometimes it’s the wrong horizon (like when he takes the wrong direction when running into paratroopers on the golf course). He disappears for twenty minutes, perhaps due to a call from Air Force One, perhaps looking for the bathroom. But when he shows up – concludes the journalist Specchia – he is always the great American eagle. Rating 7″
FRANCE, CLASH WITH ROME OVER ABORTION AT THE G7. THE INTERNAL CLIMATE WEIGH ON MACRON
The French president, as was widely expected, was roundly rejected by the government press. He has been talked about more because of the post-election leadership crisis and the controversy with the Italian prime minister over abortion, than because of his meetings with the Pope, the Brazilian Lula and the Indian Modi.
“He was the tenant of the Elysée on the second day of the summit – recalls Monica Guerzoni on Evening Run – to seek conflict: «I’m sorry that there isn’t the word abortion in the final text». Giorgia Meloni was furious and reacted: «Spectatious controversy, no step back. It’s wrong to campaign using the G7.” Macron left Puglia without a clarification with the landlady: «We must not exaggerate… But disagreements exist»”.
Tranchant the judgment and the vote of Free daily: “if you show up annoyed; if you avoid kisses and hugs and any familiarity with things and people that only smell of the right; if you make a crazy mess about abortion in (your) Constitution so as not to sink yourself in the elections; well, obviously you look like a rude person who goes into someone else’s house and opens the fridge without permission. Rating 4.5″.
OLAF SCHOLZ IS ALSO IN DIFFICULTY AT HOME. IN THE EU HE TRY TO ISOLATE THE ITALIAN PREMIER
Equally low rating Free he also gives it to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: “The same thing as Macron applies – writes Francesco Specchia – except that Olaf closes himself in an unnatural silence, like all socialists of these times. Only once he gets home does he inelegantly call Meloni a right-wing extremist. Rating 4.5″.
The Courier instead recalls the meeting that Scholz had with Macron and von der Leyen “to talk about top appointments in Brussels (…) The Frenchman, the German and the outgoing president of the EU Commission have every interest in immediately closing the game with the EPP , PSE and liberals, while Meloni wants to wait for the verdict of the vote in France. On the other hand, for the socialist Scholz the Fdl leader is “extreme right” and he, in line with Schlein, hopes to isolate her”.
VON DER LEYEN, THE CANVAS FOR THE BIS AND THAT ‘CLOSE’ DIALOGUE AT THE G7 WITH THE LANDLADY
When Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Borgo Egnazia “Giorgia Meloni does not kiss her on the cheeks. The greeting – note the Corriere della Sera – it is formal and allows us to think that the Italian prime minister has really changed her mind about her old friend. And that she is making a pact with Marine Le Pen to prevent the “encore” of the outgoing president of the EU Commission. But then something happens between «Giorgia» and «Ursula». The two leaders are walking alone on Friday evening among the stalls in the square of the luxurious «Borgo». They talk intensely for twenty minutes and not only about mozzarella, taralli, cherries and other Apulian delicacies, but also about European alliances. A scene that Macron and Scholz followed, from a distance, with the utmost attention.”
