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On the day when in the national assembly of the Democratic Party in Rome, Democratic Secretary Elly Schlein stated she is ready to run as the "candidate for prime minister of the progressive coalition, with or without primaries" (she will be the only one for the Democrats in the event of a gazebo, according to what has been decided, with the abstention of the reformist minority), the issue of arms and military support for Kiev remains a point of division among allies. #PartitoDemocratico #EllySchlein #Ucraina (translated)

Elly Schlein, secretary of the Democratic Party, reaffirms support for Kiev but emphasizes the importance of a European diplomatic initiative, while the reformists assert that sending weapons to Ukraine remains a red line for the party. #PartitoDemocratico #EllySchlein #Ucraina (translated)

The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests, Francesco Lollobrigida, has identified among the objectives of the intervention the support for the purchasing power of families and the enhancement of Italian agri-food supply chains, through the purchase of quality products, including those with PDO and PGI designations. #SocialCard #SostegnoFamiglie #CartaDedicataATe (translated)

''These elections are crucial for our future: either the right or Palestine. I am touring the entire country and I feel your love for this land and your concerns, but we are on the brink between the right or Palestine. To win, love and support must translate into votes at the polls: talk to your family, call your friends. Every vote counts and each of you can make a difference,'' writes Netanyahu, adding: ''We still have two years left in my friend President Trump's term and it is the necessary time to complete our great tasks on all fronts.'' #Israele #Netanyahu #Elezioni2023 (translated)

Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)

The author turned to Guido Crosetto asking him to eliminate any reservations from the new support package for Kyiv. He wrote that the Ukrainians had already heard the words and expected actions, and ended with a play on words about Giorgia Meloni's government and the "melina." #Kyiv #Ucraina #Sostegno #UA (translated)

Despite the deterioration of living conditions, support for Giorgia Meloni remains stable thanks to a fascist ideology that finds support among a significant part of the Italian population, which, not experiencing the economic crisis, maintains loyalty to the right-wing party. #GiorgiaMeloni #FratellidItalia #PoliticaItaliana (translated)

Alessandro Onorato, founder of Progetto Civico, announces the convocation of the General States and proposes concrete measures to support the most vulnerable groups, emphasizing the importance of unity in the center-left to face the country's challenges. #ProgettoCivico #Centrosinistra #PoliticaItaliana (translated)

Andrea Gilli had written that military support for Ukraine had amounted to about 3 billion euros so far for the period 2022-2026, which is about 800 million a year, against a public spending of 1,100 billion. He had compared this figure to the 1.8 billion euros that, according to him, Italians paid each year for the Rai license fee. He had specified that the license fee was an income, not an expenditure, but that it directly covered the costs of Rai and was paid directly by the Italians. Gilli had left it to the readers to draw their own conclusions. #Ucraina #SpesaPubblica #AiutiMilitari (translated)

The rental bonus for separated parents offers a contribution of 500 euros per month to support rental expenses, reserved for those with an income of less than 35,000 euros, with minor or dependent children, and applications to be submitted by October 28 through the portal of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. #BonusAffitto #GenitoriSeparati #SostegnoAbitativo (translated)