Ex premier and populist 5-Star
Movement (M5S) leader Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday said his party
would not take part in a pro-Europe march scheduled to take
place on March 15 in Rome.
"For what? For which Europe", Conte told reporters, speaking
about the demonstration after European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen launched a plan to 'rearm Europe' in the
face of Russian aggression against Ukraine that she said could
mobilise close to 800 billion euros.
"Von der Leyen's Europe? Now it is necessary to take a position
on this.
"Our ideas are clear, they are for a Europe that invests on
citizens, a greener and more supportive Europe, not the Europe
of rearmament, not the Europe of weapons", said Conte.
The idea of an apolitical march for the "unity and freedom" of
Europe was first launched by journalist Michele Serra in an
appeal published by Rome daily La Repubblica.
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