A statement by the President of the European Conservatives (ECR Party), Giorgia Meloni: “Today we celebrate Europe Day and close the work of the Conference on the future of Europe. An initiative that could have laid the foundations for a new Europe, more respectful of national identities and more central in the international arena, but that the federalists have turned into a farce. The federalist imposed their own agenda, rejected all the proposals of the Conservatives and staged a media parade at unknown costs in blatant disregard to the feelings of its Peoples. The ECR Party will continue its work to give a soul and a mission to Europe and build a confederation of free and sovereign states. A Europe capable of standing tall in the West and in the world. A Europe proud of itself, capable of defending itself from the threats of autocracies.”