Melons: "The liberation of Cecilia Sala was the strongest emotion". Then the announcement: "Rizzi at the head of the Dis"

Yesterday was a beautiful day for the Italian system, for me, for the whole of Italy.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this in the press conference at the beginning of the year, speaking about the release of Cecilia Sala. “It was the most emotional great of these two years”, says the prime minister referring to the phone call made to the journalist’s mother in which she announced Cecilia Sala’s return to Italy. “It was a complex job, there was no turning point, they were put together a series of pieces”, said the prime minister. “The Abedini case is being examined by the Ministry of Justice,” he said, referring to the Iranian arrested in Italy.

Meloni: “I am not a problem for freedom of the press and democracy

“I don’t think I have to defend myself from the expectation of representing a limit or a problem for freedom of the press and for democracy”, said the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, during the press conference organized by the National Council of the Order of Journalists and by the Parliamentary Press Association.
“It amazes me that the idea is put together, in the same speech, that this government intends on the one hand to compress the rights of the press and on the other to “underline” the work done by the Publishing Department, which must instead be considered as a choice of the government and not of the undersecretary”, he added. “I often hear that I wouldn’t answer journalists’ questions enough: I asked them to calculate the questions I answered in 2024, the calculation is 350, that is, more than one a day”, he concluded.

“Never spoken to Musk. I value the nation’s interest”

“I’m quite struck by how some fake news continues to be discussed despite having been denied. I’m talking especially about the opposition.” Thus Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the press conference at the beginning of the year on the Starlink issue, reiterating that the government has not signed any agreement with Elon Musk’s company. “I evaluate foreign investments only through the lens of national interest, not friendships. Never spoken to Elon Musk” about this dossier. “These are conversations that are normal,” he adds.

Starlink: Meloni, no scarlet letters on Musk

“No scarlet letters” against Elon Musk, “it is an issue of national security and must be treated as such”. Thus Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking of the Starlink dossier, the project for satellite connections of Space “I have never personally spoken to Elon Musk about these events, I’m not used to using my role to do favors for friends, but I also don’t accept it if Musk’s ideas are the problem,” she explained. “These are discussions that are normal for a government, we have dozens of companies that propose themselves, after which – observes the prime minister – an investigation is carried out and a decision is made. I don’t understand the accusations that have been made: I don’t have clear ideas either , because – continues Meloni – on the one hand it is a question of securing some sensitive and delicate communications by speaking with the most technologically advanced entity in this field and without public alternatives. And we will have to talk about the fact that Italy and Europe have not arrived in time on these issues, so the alternative is to have no protection.

“Dis, I confirm that Rizzi will be the new boss”

To replace Elisabetta Belloni as head of the Services “we decided to appoint the prefect Vittorio Rizzi, current deputy director of the AISI. He has a prestigious career behind him in the State Police, with results appreciated everywhere”. The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said this during the press conference organized by the National Council of the Order of Journalists and the Parliamentary Press Association. “A first-rate official”, added Meloni regarding Rizzi, confirming that the appointment will be formalized by the Council of Ministers today.