New threats to Tajani, 'also to the children of my family'

I myself have been a victim of cyber attacks, even placing a bounty on me. Today I received further intimidation, which did not spare any member of my family, including minors, the same bounty that concerns me was placed on them too.

Antonio Tajani freezes the Chamber during question time, while the rest of Italy is dealing with a hybrid war attack that has thrown the entire school system into turmoil.

In his speech he reiterates the threat he received several times. Solidarity immediately arose in the chamber: the applause of the FI deputies, the handshakes - among others, from Galeazzo Bignami and Luca Ciriani -, the hug from Deborah Bergamini. Solidarity also from his deputy, Edmondo Cirielli. "We must send a clear message to those who want to attack us: we are united and ready to respond firmly", is his appeal.

The threat is new and more serious than last Saturday, when on the dark web the Russian hackers of the NoName057(16) crew had placed a 'bounty' to have personal information on the minister and 17 other people, including the Rome prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi, the head of the postal police Ivano Gabrielli and the mayor of Aviano Paolo Tassan-Zanin. But the deputy prime minister's analysis does not change. Italy, Tajani reiterates, is in the crosshairs for its position in defense of Ukraine. “It is clear that the aim is to intimidate us.” And if the analysis doesn't change, neither does the answer: "We are not intimidated!".

On his face, however, there is no trace of the smile with which on Sunday he tried to ease the tension, publishing on social media a photo taken holding a small black dog in his arms, which had just arrived at home, accompanied with a joke addressed "to the pro-Russian hackers who spy on my life. From today there is a new guardian in the Tajani house: dear Argo, welcome to the family!".

In their latest post, NoName057(16) are even more explicit than last week. And mocking. They address the head of the Farnesina with a nickname, "Antosha". They name names: "We know where your family lives" reads the threatening post, anticipated by Tg1. "The profiles of his wife, Brunella, as well as his daughter and son, have already appeared on our website. Relatives should not hide behind the back of a politician who is actively supplying weapons to Ukraine and provoking conflicts." Words which, like the previous ones, for Tajani, reveal the matrix of the threats: "The NoNames are pro-Russian, and the post against me was also written first in Russian, then in English and Italian".

Giorgetti signs the decree on aid for Ukraine

"After having verified the consistency with the parliamentary documents and the financial compatibility, the Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti signed the inter-ministerial decree on the 13th aid package for Ukraine this evening". This was announced by the Ministry of Economy.