Milan, Oct. 16 (LaPresse) – “Giorgia Meloni is completely disconnected from the reality of the country. Blaming the ecological transition for industrial decline is an unacceptable act of intellectual dishonesty. Businesses, farmers, workers and families are being crushed by the unsustainable cost of energy, gas and fuel, with increasingly heavy bills even after the summer. The crisis is being exacerbated by wars, but above all by dependence on gas, which this government has been unwilling to reduce. This is the paradox of a sovereignist right wing that has made Italy increasingly less sovereign in energy terms.” This was stated by Angelo Bonelli, AVS MP and co-spokesperson for Europa Verde, during an appearance on Radio anch’io on Rai Radio 1. “I am equally critical of centre-left administrations that are slowing down renewables. I have repeatedly expressed my dissatisfaction to Sardinian President Alessandra Todde and have also discussed it with Giuseppe Conte. We cannot support the ecological transition in words and obstruct it in practice. But Meloni also has the power to intervene by overriding regional authorities, because energy is a matter of national and economic security,” he added. “While Italians are paying unsustainable prices, Eni increased its profits by 43% in the first six months of 2026, and energy companies have accumulated around 80 billion euros in profits over four years. Meanwhile, the price of a kilo of datterini tomatoes has risen from 8 to 9.50 euros in one month. How can pensioners and families afford these prices? After four years in government, Meloni goes to Europe to blame the ecological transition instead of taking responsibility for failing to accelerate renewables and electrification, while also ignoring the climate crisis. This is the failure of her energy policy,” Bonelli concluded.
Energy, Bonelli (Avs): “Meloni is completely disconnected from reality”
Milan, Oct. 16 (LaPresse) – “Giorgia Meloni is completely disconnected from the reality of the country. Blaming the ecological transition for industrial decline is an unacceptable act of intellectual dishonesty. Businesses, farmers, workers and families are being crushed by the unsustainable cost of energy, gas and fuel, with increasingly heavy bills even after the summer. The crisis is being exacerbated by wars, but above all by dependence on gas, which this government has been unwilling to reduce. This is the paradox of a sovereignist right wing that has made Italy increasingly less sovereign in energy terms.” This was stated by Angelo Bonelli, AVS MP and co-spokesperson for Europa Verde, during an appearance on Radio anch’io on Rai Radio 1. “I am equally critical of centre-left administrations that are slowing down renewables. I have repeatedly expressed my dissatisfaction to Sardinian President Alessandra Todde and have also discussed it with Giuseppe Conte. We cannot support the ecological transition in words and obstruct it in practice. But Meloni also has the power to intervene by overriding regional authorities, because energy is a matter of national and economic security,” he added. “While Italians are paying unsustainable prices, Eni increased its profits by 43% in the first six months of 2026, and energy companies have accumulated around 80 billion euros in profits over four years. Meanwhile, the price of a kilo of datterini tomatoes has risen from 8 to 9.50 euros in one month. How can pensioners and families afford these prices? After four years in government, Meloni goes to Europe to blame the ecological transition instead of taking responsibility for failing to accelerate renewables and electrification, while also ignoring the climate crisis. This is the failure of her energy policy,” Bonelli concluded.