French black clouds in sunny Bologna. Guest of honor of the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, Manuel Valls participated Sunday, September 7, at the Feast of Unita the annual gathering of transalpine Democratic Party.
Surrounded by other European Social Democratic politicians – including Pedro Sanchez, the new head of the Spanish PSOE and Diederik Samsom, the Dutch Labour Party – the first French minister sent from Emilia-Romagna a message directly addressed to his own majority, nine days before the second vote of confidence presented by the government in five months. “I need you, your strength, your joy to say to the left of France that there is hope, that there is a way, that there are solutions! “, launched the audience Mr. Valls in a speech in Italian, particularly applauded.
MM. Valls Renzi and do not share the same white shirts and even transgressive style. The twins “modern left” European loathe to change their party in their respective countries to fit “test of reality” and convert the “pragmatism.” Both also agree “redirect” Europe and slowing austerity policies dictated by Brussels and Berlin.
But the two men face severe economic difficulties: zero growth in France, Italy looming recession and rising unemployment on both sides of the Alps. Mr. Renzi, in office since February, was given …
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