French European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone and French President Emmanuel Macron in Prague, at the start of the European Political Community, October 7, 2022. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
Politico: Italy’s Meloni furious after France vows to monitor rule of law
French European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone said that after Italy’s new government takes power, France ‘will be very attentive to respect of values and the rule of law.’
ROME — Italy’s prime minister-in-waiting Giorgia Meloni reacted with fury after French European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone said that after Italy’s new government takes power, France will monitor the rule of law in Italy.
In an interview with Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Boone said: “We want to work with Rome but we will monitor respect for rights and freedoms” and “we will pay close attention to respect of values and the rule of law. The EU has already shown that it is vigilant toward other countries such as Hungary and Poland.”
Meloni, who is expected to be appointed prime minister of Italy after her right-wing coalition won 44 percent of the vote in an election on September 25, called the comments “an unacceptable threat of interference in a sovereign state.”
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Update #1: Italy's far-right Meloni angered by French 'threat' (AFP)
Update #2: Meloni denounces «unacceptable threat of interference» by France (News 360)
WNU Editor: This threat by French European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone will bring zero benefit to French-Italian relations, in fact it does the opposite. A house divided cannot stand, and it looks like the EU is becoming a very divided house,
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