Overview

• The premier says the two-day trip to New York was a private birthday gift to her daughter Ginevra and involved no undisclosed meetings.
• An official note states both outbound and return legs were on commercial flights, adding that she has never used state aircraft for private reasons.
• Italia Viva’s Enrico Borghi filed an interrogation seeking explanations for her no-shows at Cernobbio, Monza and Giorgio Armani’s wake and asking about any state-plane travel.
• Meloni condemned the rumors as politically motivated, posted a message defending her role as a mother, and instructed lawyers to act against what she calls false reports.
• Reports noted Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè was in New York on official duty and associated mentions of a state aircraft, a factor cited in coverage as fueling confusion.