Parliamentary Political News, June 5th edition

There's talk of melons in Albania, a pro-cannabis blitz at Salvini's conference and a boom in wine exports

MELONI IN ALBANIA VISIT SHENGJIN MIGRANTS CENTRE
Inspection by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the Shengjin hotspot, in Albania. Here, work has been completed on one of the two structures that will welcome migrants arriving from Italy starting from August 1st, as part of the pact signed last year with the Prime Minister of Tirana, Edi Rama. The funds for the implementation of the protocol with Albania “amount to 670 million euros for 5 years”, said Meloni, who calculated the savings for Italy in the management of migrants thanks to these two centers at 136 million. The leader of Più Europa, Riccardo Magi, was blocked by Albanian security while he protested against the prime minister. The reply from the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, is harsh: “Meloni is in Albania for an electoral ‘spot’ costing 800 million that we could have used to unblock the hiring of doctors and nurses who are missing in the departments”.

PRO-CANNABIS BLITZ AT SALVINI’S CONFERENCE
Protestation for Matteo Salvini during the meeting with the foreign press. The protagonist of the blitz in favor of cannabis light is Antonella Soldo, candidate for the European elections with the United States of Europe list. The woman interrupted the Northern League leader while he was answering reporters’ questions, to protest against the bill that will prohibit the marketing of legal cannabis. “This is produced by Italian entrepreneurs who you want to criminalize”, said the activist holding a marijuana plant. “You smoke cannabis at home – Salvini’s response – for me drugs are death”. Pressed by Soldi , the secretary of the League went off repeating his point of view several times: “Make love and don’t smoke joints”.

150 THOUSAND SIGNATURES FROM AVS TO ARREST NETANYAHU
One hundred and fifty thousand signatures to urge the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu, as requested by the International Criminal Court. They were collected by Nicola Fratoianni and Angelo Bonelli of Alleanza Verdi Sinistra. A petition calling for the trial of the Israeli president as a war criminal. “There are over 36 thousand victims in Gaza – reports Fratoianni – mostly women and children. Stopping Netanyahu is in the interest of the Palestinian people and also of the Israeli people”. Bonelli criticizes the Israeli prime minister’s attempt “to sabotage the United States peace plan” and calls on the Italian government to “recognize the state of Palestine”.

WINE EXPORT BOOM IN ITALY, URSO: “CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION”
The export of Italian wines has experienced a boom in the last twenty years, going from a market share of 17 % in 2003 to 22 in 2023. France, our main competitor, has dropped from 38 to 33%. A result that allows Italy to consolidate second place in the world. These are the data that emerged in the assembly of the Federation of wine producers, exporters and importers. A sector worth 21.5 billion in turnover with over 81,000 employees. President Micaela Pallini underlines that companies “are doing a lot to maintain their production capacity, with investments in internationalization, research and sustainability”. The Minister of Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso indicates the need to “promote moderate and conscious consumption of alcohol”.