Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote to the president of the European Commission to complain about the “misrepresentation” of Italy in the EU’s annual report on the rule of law. According to the far-right leader, the recommendations on the rule of law mentioned in Italy were “distorted for political use” by some “in an attempt to attack the Italian government”.
The annual document mentions some concerns regarding the rule of law in Italy, such as cases of intimidation of journalists by politicians, lack of professional confidentiality and protection of sources, and political interference in public media, such as RAI Italy. Georgia Meloni has now denied the allegations.
Some media articles about the Italian portions of the report were “clumsy and dubious attacks that can only occur in the dire context of the continued use of fake news that increasingly pollutes debate in Europe,” the letter said. “It is shameful that the rule of law and, in particular, even the report of the Commission on Freedom of Information in the Public Broadcasting Service has not been separated by experts from misinformation and mystification,” Meloni wrote in a letter known this Sunday. Day 28.
The Italian head of government dismissed allegations of political interference in RAI: ”The current members of the RAI board of directors were appointed by a majority in the last assembly. [coligação] Irmãos de Itália (FdI) is not part of it, so it is difficult to understand how this government can be blamed for the alleged interference of the political administration in the RAI.
The concerns highlighted by the report come shortly after RAI journalists went on a general strike against government attempts to control the company’s editorial content.
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