Today in Italy Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Monday The Local Italy - [email protected] Published: 15 Jul, 2024 CET. Updated: Mon 15 Jul 2024 08:49 CET Share Add a comment People walk in Rome on July 13th, 2024., as temperatures soared to 36 degrees.
(Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) Meloni expresses 'solidarity' with Trump after shooting, Venice wraps up 'tourist tax' scheme, Taylor Swift wows crowds in Milan, and more news from Italy on Monday. Advertisement Meloni expresses 'solidarity' with Trump after shooting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed "solidarity" with Donald Trump on Sunday and called for "dialogue" against violence, following the assassination attempt against the former US president over the weekend, AFP reported. "I express my solidarity and wishes for a speedy recovery, with the hope that the coming months of electoral campaigning see dialogue and responsibility take the upper hand against hatred and violence," she said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini sparked controversy and ridicule on Sunday by speaking out in an interview on Rai television against "those who sow words of hate against right-wingers, fascists, racists, against Trump, Bolsonaro, Fico or other figures". "It happened in the USA, it had also happened in Italy to Berlusconi," he added, apparently referring to the late Italian ex-premier's hospital treatment in 2009 after a protester threw a statuette at his face following a rally in M.
