Parliamentary Political News, edition of 2 May 2024

We talk about European elections and candidates, 100 euro bonus, insults to Meloni during the concert on May 1st

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2024, THE LISTS AND THE CANDIDATES

In the end, almost all of the party leaders are there. In the lists for the European elections filed last night, voters will find the names of Giorgia Meloni, Elly Schlein, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Calenda, Matteo Renzi. Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Salvini are missing. The leader of the League bets heavily on General Roberto Vannacci. Despite the discontent of the historic Northern League members, the soldier ended up as the leader in two constituencies. The candidate for Alleanza Verdi Sinistra is Ilaria Salis, the anti-fascist teacher who has been detained for over a year in Budapest. Vittorio Sgarbi is also back on track. Three months after resigning as undersecretary he will try to enter Strasbourg with Fratelli d’Italia.

MO. MELONI AND THE KING OF JORDAN: “INCREASE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS”

Continue ongoing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and the release of prisoners, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2728. This is the hope expressed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and King Abdullah II of Jordan, received today at Palazzo Chigi. The two leaders focused on the humanitarian situation, with Meloni expressing strong appreciation for the crucial role played by Jordan in this area and reiterating Italy’s commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza. The sovereign was also received by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, with whom he shared the political solution for the two states of Israel and Palestine.

THE 100 EURO BONUS WILL ARRIVE IN JANUARY 2025 , HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS

With the green light from the Council of Ministers to the decree implementing the fiscal delegation, the details of the 100 euro bonus emerge, recognized by the government to workers with incomes of up to 28 thousand euros. The employee must have a spouse and at least one dependent child and must request this from the employer. The ‘Befana bonus’, so called because it will be paid with the January 2025 paycheck, affects 1.1 million families and is subject to withholdings, therefore it will have a variable amount depending on the rate and tax deductions. The measure was rejected by the CGIL. For the secretary Maurizio Landini “there are more than 7 million people who, despite working, are poor. To think that all this will be solved by giving 100 euros gross in January to a limited audience of people is an insult to common sense”.

INSULTS TO MELONS DURING THE CONCERT OF 1st May ° MAY IN FOGGIA

There is controversy over the sexist insults against Giorgia Meloni during the big concert on May 1st in Foggia. The rapper Gennarone ends up in the majority’s sights, having heavily insulted the Prime Minister when speaking of the “spectre of fascism”. The parliamentarians of the Brothers of Italy say they are “dismayed by the shameful insults to the prime minister” and speak of an “act of violence”. The PD mayor of Foggia, Maria Aida Episcopo, expresses “firm condemnation of what happened”. Gennarone, meanwhile, retraces his steps: “I apologize if I offended anyone’s sensitivity – he says – but my words were more aimed at fascism. They were an artistic provocation”.