Overview
- Speaking at Palazzo Chigi during her traditional holiday greeting, Giorgia Meloni told government employees that next year will be worse and urged them to rest over the break.
- The government is readying a decree to prolong authorization for weapons supplies to Ukraine, with the Northern League pressing for tighter limits.
- Defense Minister Guido Crosetto publicly rejected talk of a coalition rift over the Ukraine measure, saying there has been no disagreement.
- Her warning drew extensive reaction on social platforms, ranging from concern to jokes about what she might be signaling.
- Separately, the government plans to auction more than 270 state gifts, including an iPad presented by Volodymyr Zelensky, drawing added attention to the year-end messaging.