14:18⇢European Rearmament Plan Splits Italian Parties
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the European Parliament's approval of the EU rearmament plan ("Rearm Europe"), with 419 votes in favor, 204 against, and 46 abstentions (Adnkronos, ANSA, Corriere, Fanpage, HuffPost, Il Fatto, Il Giornale, La Repubblica, Libero, Sky TG24). This non-binding resolution supports the White Paper on European defense that the Commission will present on March 19. Italian political parties appear divided on the issue, with the Democratic Party (PD) split and Brothers of Italy (FdI) abstaining after initially attempting to block the Ukraine vote (HuffPost, Corriere, La Repubblica). Meanwhile, Zelensky has expressed readiness for a 30-day truce despite distrust of Russia (La Stampa), while Canada has announced tariff countermeasures worth $20 billion on US products (Il Sole).