Speaking at a “Patriots for Europe” rally in Milan on April 18, Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s Lega party, argued that the EU Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) and the “ideological monster called the Green Deal” are holding back the economy. He called for the bloc’s ban on Russian energy imports to be reversed.
“To tackle the energy crisis, the rules of the Stability Pact must be suspended and Italians’ money must be used to help Italians in difficulty,” he told supporters, urging Brussels to follow the United States and lift the sanctions, which are “blocking the trade and purchase of Russian oil.”
