Gespräch mit dpa über die Wahl in Italien und Giorgia Meloni

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Mit der dpa habe ich ein längeres Gespräch über die italienischen Rechtsparteien, deren Wahlsieg und die möglichen Konsequenzen für Europa gesprochen. Davon übriggeblieben ist im Agenturtext vergleichsweise wenig – dafür wurde dieser von vielen Medien übernommen, u.a. von der FAZ. https://www.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/arzheimer-italien-wahl-beschert-eu-schwierige-zeiten-18345113.html

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