italian → English transcript

It's not easy, it's not painless, it's not free; for example, one must be willing to pay

the price of our own freedom and independence, after decades in which we

outsourced European security to the United States at the cost of an inevitable political dependence.

We have spoken of the need for a European pillar of NATO, of equal strength and dignity

compared to the American one.

Thank you, Mr. President, thank you for your words of esteem and encouragement, and I can assure

that we will continue to build vibrant, constructive spaces for social life and hope.

Thank you very much.