{"id":77457,"date":"2025-03-26T21:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77457"},"modified":"2025-03-26T21:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:58:55","slug":"former-italian-pm-criticizes-meloni-e1-billion-wasted-on-gjader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-italian-pm-criticizes-meloni-e1-billion-wasted-on-gjader\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Italian PM Criticizes Meloni: \u20ac1 Billion Wasted on Gjad\u00ebr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"490\">Italian senator and former prime minister Matteo Renzi visited the Gjad\u00ebr migrant camp in Albania on Wednesday, where he strongly criticized Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni\u2019s handling of the project. Renzi described the creation of the migrant centers in Gjad\u00ebr and Sh\u00ebngjin as political propaganda, claiming they cost Italian taxpayers nearly \u20ac1 billion\u2014money he says could have gone toward pensions and salary increases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"762\">\u201cWhat\u2019s being said in Italy is fake news\u2014this is the reality,\u201d said Renzi. \u201cGiorgia Meloni is a very skilled influencer who continues to use this narrative surrounding the migrant center. But with these statements, she has effectively opened the doors to more migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1047\">Renzi stressed that his criticism is not about political ideology: \u201cThis has nothing to do with left or right. I look at budget issues. Here, the Italian state has lost nearly \u20ac1 billion from taxpayers. 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