Politics · Italy · 11 hrs ago
Conte criticises Italy’s planned €14bn spending on arms and defence
Giuseppe Conte criticised Italy’s government at an event in Rome.
He said it plans €14bn in extra arms and defence spending over two years.
Conte accused the government of being absent from talks on Ukraine’s future.
He said the planned spending comes as pensions and schools face cuts and public health services struggle.
He also said rising prices and taxes are putting pressure on families and middle-income households.
Conte called for fairer and more sustainable development in Italy.
Giuseppe Conte criticised the Italian government for planning €14 billion in additional spending on arms and defence over two years.
He said the government was absent from talks on the future of the war in Ukraine.
Conte argued that pensions were being cut while public services, including schools and healthcare, faced pressure.
He said families and the middle class were burdened by rising prices and taxes.
Conte called for Italy to pursue more equitable and socially sustainable development.
- Who
- Giuseppe Conte, leader of the Five Star Movement, criticised the government.
- What
- He criticised a plan for €14 billion in additional arms and defence spending over two years.
- When
- 3 November 2026, the article’s publication date.
- Where
- At an event in Rome.
- Why
- Conte said the government was focusing on arms spending while neglecting peace talks and domestic needs.
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- Planned spending
- €14 billion over two years
- Speaker
- Giuseppe Conte
- Party
- Five Star Movement
- Location
- Rome
- Date
- 3 November 2026
What people are saying
Our government is absent from the tables that matter and where the future of the war in Ukraine is decided, but is instead very focused when it comes to planning 14 billion over two years in additional spending on arms and defence.
We must make this country grow in the name of fairness, in the name of sustainable development, social development.