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SUMMARY:‘Io sono Giorgia’ – the two faces of Meloni
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DESCRIPTION:Nearly four years after taking office\, Giorgia Meloni remains 
	one of the most\nintriguing politicians in Europe. While presenting hersel
	f as a reliable partner\nin Brussels\, the prime minister of Italy promote
	s a far right conservative and\nnationalist agenda at home\, summarized in
	 the slogan ‘Io sono Giorgia\, sono una\ndonna\, sono una madre\, sono cri
	stiana’ (‘I am Giorgia\, I am a woman\, I am a\nmother\, I am Christian\,)
	. Is the ‘Meloni model’ becoming a new norm for the\nEuropean right?\n\nLe
	ading Fratelli d’Italia\, a party with post-fascist roots\, Meloni’s rise 
	to\npower initially sparked controversy and skepticism among EU member sta
	tes.\nToday\, however\, she operates effectively within European and inter
	national\ninstitutions\, embracing NATO and the EU\, and positioning herse
	lf as a strong\nsupporter of Ukraine. Has Meloni truly shifted her worldvi
	ew\, or is this part of\na long-term strategy?\n\nAt the same time\, Melon
	i has cultivated close ties with President Donald Trump\,\nwhose ‘America 
	First’ politics echo her own nationalist agenda. The Italian\nprime minist
	er has sought to position herself as the European “Trump whisperer”.\nBut 
	as transatlantic tensions rise\, can she sustain this balancing act betwee
	n\nWashington and Brussels?\n\nDuring this evening\, we explore the parado
	xes of Meloni’s politics and place\nthem in the context of Italy’s politic
	al culture and Europe’s evolving power\ndynamics. What does her success re
	veal about the direction in which Europe is\nheading? And is the recently 
	lost referendum on reforming the Italian judiciary\nsystem a first crack i
	n Meloni’s success?
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/io-sono-giorgia-the-two-faces-of-meloni
GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596
LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,geopolitiek & mensenrechten,leidseplein,party
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Nearly four years after taking offi
	ce, Giorgia Meloni remains one of the most intriguing politicians in Europ
	e. While presenting herself as a reliable partner in Brussels, the prime m
	inister of Italy promotes a far right conservative and nationalist agenda 
	at home, summarized in the slogan ‘Io sono Giorgia, sono una donna, sono u
	na madre, sono cristiana’ (‘I am Giorgia, I am a woman, I am a mother, I a
	m Christian,). Is the ‘Meloni model’ becoming a new norm for the European 
	right?</strong></p> <p>Leading Fratelli d’Italia, a party with post-fascis
	t roots, Meloni’s rise to power initially sparked controversy and skeptici
	sm among EU member states. Today, however, she operates effectively within
	 European and international institutions, embracing NATO and the EU, and p
	ositioning herself as a strong supporter of Ukraine. Has Meloni truly shif
	ted her worldview, or is this part of a long-term strategy? </p> <p>At the
	 same time, Meloni has cultivated close ties with President Donald Trump, 
	whose ‘America First’ politics echo her own nationalist agenda. The Italia
	n prime minister has sought to position herself as the European “Trump whi
	sperer”. But as transatlantic tensions rise, can she sustain this balancin
	g act between Washington and Brussels?</p> <p>During this evening, we expl
	ore the paradoxes of Meloni’s politics and place them in the context of It
	aly’s political culture and Europe’s evolving power dynamics. What does he
	r success reveal about the direction in which Europe is heading? And is th
	e recently lost referendum on reforming the Italian judiciary system a fir
	st crack in Meloni’s success?</p>
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