O Italian press refers to the Turkish-Libyan memorandum in an extremely critical tone.

In particular, the centre-right newspaper Il Giorgnalebelonging to the Berlusconi group, emphasizes that “the text of the agreement remains confidential, but, according to its sources, it covers a period of fifty years.”

“For Italy, this is a punch in the gut. Our country is historically linked to Libya’s energy wealth, and we are in a phase of significant natural gas supply difficulties due to the war in Ukraine. It costs even more in Greece, Egypt and Cyprus, whose EEZs are openly contested. The European Union condemned this agreement, ”adds the publication.

At the same time, the article criticizes the Italian governments’ approach to broad alliance with their prime ministers. Giuseppe Conte as well as Mario Draghi who, according to a Milanese newspaper, by their actions alienated Italy from Libya.

Website dedicated to energy issues energiaoltre.itfinally, he notes that “at the energy level, this agreement clearly affects the activities and interests of the Italian hydrocarbon company Eni, which has been present in Libya since 1959 with land and sea projects” and that “this Turkish energy is detrimental, in addition, to the French Total “.