Meloni, Italy will be on the Board for Gaza as an observer

At the end of the two days inEthiopiaGiorgia Meloni closes the circle of the mission with two messages that shift the attention from Africa to the heart of the big matchesgeopolitics. On the one handGazaon the other hand what is perhaps even more uncertain and thorny, namely the role and future ofEuropain an international scenario now out of control and with the global order – to quote Mario Draghi – now “defunct”.

In the first case there is the announcement – which echoes the one made by the Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, from Monaco – of the participation of theItaliaalbeit only asObserver countryat the first meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza called by Donald Trump in Washington for next Thursday. Observe, therefore be present, sit at the table, but not fully participate, without constraints that could collide with theconstitutional order. For this reason, for Meloni the solution proposed to date is “good compared to the problem ofcompatibility” with the Italian system, the prime minister explains to journalists, without however yet lifting the reservation on her personal participation in the summit in the United States.

Italy, the Middle East and European presence

For Meloni, in fact, it is first and foremost fundamental that Italy “after what it has done and is doing in theMiddle Eastern region” continue to be present, just as theEuropean presence. And it is precisely to Europe that the Prime Minister sends the following messages. After yesterday, from the Munich Conference, Friedrich Merz had thundered against the United States, speaking of a possible transatlantic “fracture” and at the same time ‘slain’ the EU to become moresovereign militarilyeconomically and technologically, Meloni returns to wear the role of mediator betweenBruxelles e Washington.

The role of mediator and the Atlantic alliance

First he states that he agrees with the words of the German Chancellor, in particular “onsafetyand on the European column ofNato“, but immediately afterwards states that he does not share his phrases against the ‘Maga’ culture. “Value what unites and not what divides and continue to work for greaterintegrationbetween the two sides of the Atlantic”. This is the meaning of the message repeated several times in recent months by the Prime Minister: theEuropean Unionmust in fact take on a greater share ofresponsibilitywithout breaking away from the United States, but rather strengthening theEuropean pillarof the Atlantic alliance in a geopolitical moment in continuous and unpredictable evolution.

Mattei Plan and request for high school diploma to the EU

And said byAddis Ababaat the home of African leaders, almost sounds like a declaration – but above all a request – for maturity: while Italy with theMattei Planis “revolutionizing the way of acting on the continent”, Brussels – increasingly involved in the project – must demonstrate first of all that it is capable of standing on its own. TheMattei Planwhich remains the framework of the mission, together with the idea of ​​Italy as “privileged bridge” between Europe and Africa, stated by Meloni yesterday at the Italy-Africa summit and reiterated today at the 39th ordinary session of theAfrican Union.

Migration and geopolitical strategy

In the plenary session in front of the AU leaders, Meloni then returns to the topicmigrationdefining “selfish” those who consider it necessary and indispensable and taking up the message of the Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah against the abandonment of their land by young people. And before closing he leaves a message to all the Heads of State and Government of the continent: “We will not disappoint your trust”. From Addis Ababa, the prime minister thus confirms the line that is at a very complicated moment from the point of viewgeopoliticalis trying to carry on. In theMediterraneanbuilding bridges with Africa, in Europe maintaining the link with theUnited Statesalways working only with the aim of uniting.