Italy's NATO Bridge Plan

Italy’s grand plan to meet NATO target: A €13.5B bridge to Sicily Meloni’s deputy prime ministers are keen to class the bridge as a NATO-related project. But does it really mesh with Europe’s military goals?

A satirical collage shows a huge bridge over the sea to Sicily, with a muscular Italian-colored character and a NATO-themed Wojak in the foreground. The joke is that Italy is presenting an extremely expensive bridge as a way to meet NATO spending or military targets, absurdly mixing infrastructure spending with defense goals. It works as a reaction to grandiose government plans and questionable budget justifications.

• @antichirst / 19989 2025-07-01