The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, celebrated this Friday the record of permanence of her Executive, which reaches 1,413 days in power. In her speech, the Italian head of government attacked Pedro Sánchez and his management of the massive entry of immigrants into Ceuta.
Meloni assured that Italy has stopped being "the sick man of Europe" to regain weight and respect on the international stage.
"Today, when Italy sits at the table, everyone knows that we will have to count on this interlocutor for a long time," Meloni said during an event organized by his party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), to celebrate the record and in which he took the opportunity to attack the left, including the Spanish president.
The event, held in Bari (south), served the far-right leader to vindicate the longevity of her Cabinet—with which she surpasses the record of the second Government of Silvio Berlusconi (2001-2005)—and the stability of the coalition as its main assets.
"Stability has been a shield thanks to which our country is once again taken very seriously. You can allow yourself to say no, you can determine decisions instead of suffering from them and indicate the route instead of adapting," he said.
Immigration and criticism of the "Sanchez model"
Meloni took advantage of the stage to attack the Italian opposition and its international leaders, questioning their proposals for the 2027 elections.
"Perhaps not the Sánchez model after Ceuta; they are no longer so sure about the woke. Are they going to stop with the politically correct, the asterisks or the gender ideology?" he asked.
In immigration matters, the prime minister vindicated the change in community directives and assured that positions labeled "extremist" are now part of European regulations, after the approval of measures such as the creation of return centers in third countries outside the Union, following the model applied by Italy in Albania.
"This is what it means to make the right count: not to raise your voice any more, but to bring everyone to your position without changing it even one comma. We have done it, we have done it despite the opposition of our adversaries," he said.
Meloni also highlighted an 83% drop in irregular arrivals in 2026 compared to 2023, although he admitted that the situation is not resolved: "There is a lot to do, but today we have instruments that did not exist yesterday. The stage begins in which these instruments can be applied and give results."
Foreign trade, energy and employment
Among the other issues addressed, Meloni defended trade policy and the protection of the primary sector, especially in the face of agreements such as that of the European Union and Mercosur, and demanded reciprocity for imported products.
"We have managed to impose the principle of reciprocity: whoever sells in Europe must comply with the same rules. As long as we are here, each trade agreement must defend our products: it is the condition for Italy to say yes," he stated.
"Today, when Italy sits at the table, everyone knows that we will have to count on this interlocutor for a long time," said Meloni during an event organized by his party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), to celebrate the record and in which he took the opportunity to attack the left, including the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez.
In energy matters, he defended the return to nuclear energy and the increase in oil extraction from national soil and waters to reinforce the country's energy sovereignty: "It makes no sense to go buy oil from Qatar if we have it in Basilicata."
Looking to 2027
Meloni's record legislature faces its final stretch with its sights set on the 2027 elections, still without an official date and which are anticipated to be complex due to the emergence of the new far-right movement of former military man and MEP Roberto Vannacci.
Despite this, the head of the Executive concluded by guaranteeing that she will maintain the course set at the beginning of the mandate: "We promised that we would put Italy and the Italians first. I know it is a lot, I know that four years is not enough, but I am not going to give up or settle." His goal: to consolidate "an Italy that does not have to ask anyone's permission."
