The next Italian government will be
staunchly behind efforts at the EU level to stop speculation on
energy prices, Brothers of Italy (FdI) leader Giorgia Meloni
said on Tuesday.
"The energy crisis is a European issue and it should be
addressed as such," Meloni, who looks set to become Italy's
first woman premier after FdI spearheaded the right coalition to
victory in last month's general election, said via Facebook.
"FdI and the (European) Conservatives say that the real job of
the EU should be to manage the major continental challenges that
are difficult to address for individual member States.
"Actions of individual States that seek to exploit the strong
points of those countries risk interfering with businesses
competitiveness and creating distortions in the European single
market," she added, apparently referring to Germany's
200-billion-euro shield to soften the impact of higher energy
prices there.
"We'll support any action aimed at combatting speculation and
unjustified increases in the cost of energy and we will support
common initiatives of concrete help for families and firms".
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