12-08-2025, 12:28 AM
L'APPROFONDIMENTO|Behind the scenes of the Green-Nuclear Compromise
The complex agreement between the Greens, PSD and New Communists: months of negotiations, threats to put aside the program, and a political bargaining chip linking nuclear power, fishing and the privatization
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IL CORRIERE D'ISTALIA
By Aldino Mattivi, editorial office for politics
Month 5664
Behind the orderly and unified presentation of the "Grand Conversion Program" lies a tense negotiation, lasting months, which threatened to seriously undermine the unity of the governing coalition.
According to parliamentary sources, discussions between the three government parties focused primarily on one point: the inclusion of nuclear energy among the strategic priorities.
The Greens entered the discussion with a "non-negotiable" position: no expansion of nuclear energy. A senior official, reportedly said in a confidential meeting:
On the other side, the New Communists took a different, equally firm stance. "Without nuclear power, the transition will be a mirage", a member of the political bureau reportedly stated, "and with nuclear power, we can achieve true energy sovereignty and assuring our people to be less exposed to oil crisis, just another face of capitalism crisis". Some, in private conversations, even called nuclear energy "a socialist response to the climate crisis".
The PSD and Minister Secretary Fabrizio Moccia, leading the work, sought a middle ground, acknowledging the technology's risks but insisting on the need to keep on the table "a valuable option to cut emissions" to achieve realistic climate goals.
Negotiations reached a stalemate few months ago, with the Greens threatening to derail the entire environmental package in Parliament. The public outcry from a Green spokesperson, who called nuclear power "a nightmare in a suit and tie", further hardened the tension.
The turning point came when the PSD proposed a compromise: the Greens would accept the nuclear energy in exchange for increased investment in advanced and next-generation nuclear research and for tightening fishing regulations and the establishment of large marine sanctuaries, other measures central to the Greens agenda.
From an unnamed internal sources within the majority, few days after the approvation of the Program in State Council, leaked this comment:
Another point of tension was the financing of the program. To cover the massive costs of the Great Conversion Program, the government has decided to allocate other portion of the proceeds from ongoing privatizations, and during the height of the tensions, the New Communist once gain expressed their discontent to continue with the privatizations, this time pointing the finger directly against the Greens, with some exponents, said an internal source, even mumble that "there are too many liberals incensed by the green cap".
A Green Party representative, however, dismissed the issue pragmatically:
The coalition remains very united on almost all other points of the government program, but this negotiation has left repercussions on this specific issue. According to parliamentary rumors, the Communists are already preparing to request a revision of fishing regulations, with the aim of combining the Greens' environmentalist vision with an economically sustainable plan for workers and businesses in the sector, in order to pursue also the goal of alimentary sovereignity and responding to the outcry of the fishing industry.
The proposal, which is reportedly taking shape within the majority, would focus on a new production paradigm: encouraging fishing cooperatives with increased quotas and incentives, supporting less invasive methods, and reducing the impact of intensive industrial fishing. An approach that, in the words of a Communist MP:
The complex agreement between the Greens, PSD and New Communists: months of negotiations, threats to put aside the program, and a political bargaining chip linking nuclear power, fishing and the privatization
IL CORRIERE D'ISTALIA
By Aldino Mattivi, editorial office for politics
Month 5664
Behind the orderly and unified presentation of the "Grand Conversion Program" lies a tense negotiation, lasting months, which threatened to seriously undermine the unity of the governing coalition.
According to parliamentary sources, discussions between the three government parties focused primarily on one point: the inclusion of nuclear energy among the strategic priorities.
The Greens entered the discussion with a "non-negotiable" position: no expansion of nuclear energy. A senior official, reportedly said in a confidential meeting:
Quote:We cannot erase the memory of Xsampa, and just few years ago dozen of thousands of people had to leave forever their houses in Nadiya. That disaster showed that no technology, no matter how advanced, is free of enormous risks. We will not allow a plan that puts human lives and territories at risk to pass.
On the other side, the New Communists took a different, equally firm stance. "Without nuclear power, the transition will be a mirage", a member of the political bureau reportedly stated, "and with nuclear power, we can achieve true energy sovereignty and assuring our people to be less exposed to oil crisis, just another face of capitalism crisis". Some, in private conversations, even called nuclear energy "a socialist response to the climate crisis".
The PSD and Minister Secretary Fabrizio Moccia, leading the work, sought a middle ground, acknowledging the technology's risks but insisting on the need to keep on the table "a valuable option to cut emissions" to achieve realistic climate goals.
Negotiations reached a stalemate few months ago, with the Greens threatening to derail the entire environmental package in Parliament. The public outcry from a Green spokesperson, who called nuclear power "a nightmare in a suit and tie", further hardened the tension.
The turning point came when the PSD proposed a compromise: the Greens would accept the nuclear energy in exchange for increased investment in advanced and next-generation nuclear research and for tightening fishing regulations and the establishment of large marine sanctuaries, other measures central to the Greens agenda.
From an unnamed internal sources within the majority, few days after the approvation of the Program in State Council, leaked this comment:
Quote:It was a full-blown political barter. Everyone had something they could sell to their voters, but everyone had to swallow a few bitter pills.
Another point of tension was the financing of the program. To cover the massive costs of the Great Conversion Program, the government has decided to allocate other portion of the proceeds from ongoing privatizations, and during the height of the tensions, the New Communist once gain expressed their discontent to continue with the privatizations, this time pointing the finger directly against the Greens, with some exponents, said an internal source, even mumble that "there are too many liberals incensed by the green cap".
A Green Party representative, however, dismissed the issue pragmatically:
Quote:Whether the money comes from, it matters little. The important thing is that it is invested in projects that will save our future.
The coalition remains very united on almost all other points of the government program, but this negotiation has left repercussions on this specific issue. According to parliamentary rumors, the Communists are already preparing to request a revision of fishing regulations, with the aim of combining the Greens' environmentalist vision with an economically sustainable plan for workers and businesses in the sector, in order to pursue also the goal of alimentary sovereignity and responding to the outcry of the fishing industry.
The proposal, which is reportedly taking shape within the majority, would focus on a new production paradigm: encouraging fishing cooperatives with increased quotas and incentives, supporting less invasive methods, and reducing the impact of intensive industrial fishing. An approach that, in the words of a Communist MP:
Quote:Should satisfy the Greens, because it combines environmental protection and social justice, without sacrificing entire coastal communities.