Former Italian Prime Minister Calls for European Federation to Take On US, China

Then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi waves as he leaves the lower house of Italy’s parliament after he tendered his resignation, in Rome, Italy, on July 21, 2022. Remo Casilli/ReutersFormer Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has called for the European Union to transform itself into a federal bloc, akin to the United States, to adapt to a new world order.“Power requires Europe to move from confederation to federation,” Draghi said in a keynote speech at the University of Leuven in Belgium on Feb. 2.