Speaking at the gathering of Italian industry association Confindustria on Wednesday, he said economic growth of one percent was "within reach" for Italy this year. To facilitate this, he promised to look for ways to "fix" the European Union (EU)'s environmental rulebook, known as the "European Green Deal", Xinhua news agency reported. Did this, arguing that it was adversely affecting economic growth.
Meloni's growth forecast is in line with predictions earlier this year from Italy's national statistics institute, ISTAT, which predicted in June that the economy would grow 1.0 percent this year and 1.1 percent in 2025.
But this target appears unlikely after ISTAT reported that the economy grew only 0.7 percent during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2023.
Meloni also criticized "the European Green Deal's ideological approach" on environmental standards, which he called "decarbonisation at the expense of de-industrialisation".
"It's a debacle," Maloney said. "I have committed to fixing these choices. We want to protect Europe's industrial potential... (and) we must have the courage to speak out when things are not working."
Maloney has emerged as one of the leading critics of the Green Deal in Europe, which seeks to accelerate a shift to renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and other measures with the goal of reducing European net greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. Is. Zero by 2050.
Meloni's growth forecast is in line with predictions earlier this year from Italy's national statistics institute, ISTAT, which predicted in June that the economy would grow 1.0 percent this year and 1.1 percent in 2025.
But this target appears unlikely after ISTAT reported that the economy grew only 0.7 percent during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2023.
Meloni also criticized "the European Green Deal's ideological approach" on environmental standards, which he called "decarbonisation at the expense of de-industrialisation".
"It's a debacle," Maloney said. "I have committed to fixing these choices. We want to protect Europe's industrial potential... (and) we must have the courage to speak out when things are not working."
Maloney has emerged as one of the leading critics of the Green Deal in Europe, which seeks to accelerate a shift to renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and other measures with the goal of reducing European net greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. Is. Zero by 2050.
