Politics · Italy · 7 hrs ago
Conte blames Meloni government for crisis and €14bn rearmament deals
Giuseppe Conte accused Giorgia Meloni’s government of failing to act during what he called an economic and social crisis in Italy.
Conte, leader of the Five Star Movement, spoke in the Chamber of Deputies as truckers’ blockades continued across much of Italy.
The protests had disrupted traffic, while supermarkets were running short of goods and some fuel stations were out of fuel.
Conte said the government’s response, including identifying more than 1,300 people and threatening arrests, did not address the hardship faced by truckers and farmers.
He also blamed the government for signing €14 billion in rearmament agreements, which he described as excessive.
His remarks came after unrest in Milan over the weekend; Conte said the government was responsible for public order and should apologize, but no next steps were reported.
Giuseppe Conte blamed the Meloni government for Italy’s economic and social crisis, saying it had done nothing to address it.
He also accused the government of signing rearmament agreements worth €14 billion.
Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, the Five Star Movement leader said truckers’ blockades were disrupting traffic and leaving supermarket shelves and fuel stations short of supplies.
Conte called the government’s response inadequate, citing more than 1,300 people identified and police measures and arrest threats.
He said the government was responsible for public order after clashes in Milan over the weekend.
- Who
- Giuseppe Conte, leader of the Five Star Movement, blamed the government led by Giorgia Meloni.
- What
- Conte accused the government of failing to address an economic and social crisis and signing €14 billion in rearmament agreements.
- When
- Conte spoke on 21 October 2026, according to the article’s publication date.
- Where
- In the Chamber of Deputies in Italy.
- Why
- Conte said the government had not addressed the crisis and had responded inadequately to truckers’ blockades and public discontent.
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Clashes took place in Milan, which Conte said required an apology from the government.
Conte spoke in the Chamber of Deputies while truckers’ blockades were continuing in parts of Italy.
- Rearmament agreements
- €14 billion
- People identified
- More than 1,300
- Security decrees
- 7
- Location of Conte’s speech
- Chamber of Deputies, Italy
- Protests
- Truckers’ blockades in parts of Italy
What people are saying
The Meloni government is doubly responsible, because it has done nothing and signed crazy rearmament agreements worth 14 billion.
Traffic is at a standstill, supermarket shelves are emptying, fuel stations are running dry.
The government’s response is totally inadequate: more than 1,300 identified, a series of police measures, threats of arrests.
Italy is grinding to a halt.