"Thousands protest in Rome against EU reinforcement (FILMY) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni supports block plan to allocate up to 800 billion euros to the military"

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Thousands of demonstrators went to the streets of Rome on Saturday to protest the militarisation of the EU.
The rally was attended by the political organization of the 5 Star Movement (M5S) and its leader, erstwhile Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, protesting against the block plan to allocate up to €800 billion ($875 billion) to strengthen the military-industrial complex in the European Union.“Not for arms!

Let’s halt them” – announced Conte in his X account. "Today, there is simply a large alternate for Italy, which is attracting, cutting spending on wellness care, schools, businesses.

We'll keep them.

All together” – he wrote.In the films published by politics, a crowd of thousands of people marched through the streets of Rome, waving Italian flags and banners with slogans like “Enough money for weapons” and "Not for arms".


The protest organizers spoke to the crowd from the phase set on Via dei Fori Imperiali.



"This European plan does not supply for a common defence, but only fresh cuts in schools, wellness and work.

This is madness without strategy and vision” – said Conte on stage, addressing the crowd, according to reports from La Milano.The paper reported that a delegation of the Italian Democratic Party, although less, besides participated in the protest.Last month, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed a massive reinforcement plan to usage up to EUR 800 billion in debt and taxation relief.

The alleged ReArm plan aims to counter the alleged threat from Russia, an thought that Moscow rejected as unfounded.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni supported this plan.

However, according to reports, he distinguished her with another members of the ruling centre-right coalition.


Translated by Google Translator

source:https://www.rt.com/news/615279-thousands-protest-in-rome-against/

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