Roma — «We dem sovereignists? We have always been digital sovereignists, for the protection of personal data and European regulation. Rather Giorgia Meloni stay away from a billionaire who has enormous power and influences the world economy and politics.” Antonio Nicitasenator of the Democratic Party, former Agcom commissioner and member of the Regulatory Scrutiny board of the European Commission, yesterday in the chamber criticized the prime minister regarding the owner of X: «She lacks institutional aplomb…», he observed.
Senator Nicita, but for you dem, Musk is Joker, a danger?
«Musk is a Joker with a lot of power».
But is the friendship between the prime minister and the US entrepreneur a worrying one or maybe it is even worth it?
«They were not friends as children, this is a recent political friendship between the Italian Prime Minister and a champion of global digital capitalism. As Mario Monti said in the Senate, the danger is that Musk will think of imposing a protectorate on Italy and thus lose dignity. We have already seen this with his statements about the Italian judges and the centers in Albania.”
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What are Musk’s economic interests in various countries and in Italy in particular?
«The first interest is that it is an important private partner for the American Space Agency and needs public contracts to continue its activity. It is effectively a private monopolist in the space industry. Connected to this is Starlink, its satellite network which has a dual role: supporting space activities for redundant communications and then selling internet access through these satellites.”
The Democratic Party accused Meloni of having betrayed “digital sovereignty”: what does this mean?
«There are things that are not clarified. We read that part of the Pnrr funds or other European funds could be used to finance Starlink’s activity in Italy for internet access, without going through a selection or a tender, as has been done for other operators ».
On space issues?
«Here too, rumors of offers from Musk for collaborations for military security again through his satellites. Italy has allocated 7 billion of the Pnrr to space investments.”
Isn’t the die cast yet? President Mattarella also launched a jab at Musk and against states overtaken by financial powers in his speech.
«We don’t know where we are. In the courtroom Meloni threw her into a fuss but gave no information or denials. We insist on clarification.”
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