Gasparri: "Pier Silvio Berlusconi? He said I'm great, I'm happy."

"I have no comment to make. He said I'm very good, so I'm happy." This is how Forza Italia senatorial group leader Maurizio Gasparri responded to reporters who asked him for a comment on Pier Silvio Berlusconi's comments , on the sidelines of the presentation of Forza Italia's bill to protect second homes from occupation, in the Nassiriya Room of the Senate.

Pier Silvio Berlusconi, during yesterday's Mediaset program presentation, speaking about Forza Italia, said: "Tajani is excellent, Dalla Chiesa is excellent, Gasparri is excellent, many of the government ministers, in my opinion, have great experience, which is crucial. And there are a thousand more names. But we need more." And it's not a matter of "denying what exists," he explained, but rather "of openness, of a vision of the future."

Gasparri then addressed the end-of-life issue: "They're holding other hearings. I was a bit surprised by the additional hearings decided by the first Commission, but if they deemed it necessary, they're welcome," he explained. "So it's on the schedule, consistent with the requests many are making for further investigation. If the further investigations help us share the decisions we need to make, great."

The senator continued: "I know that the Constitutional Court was also supposed to return to the issue on July 8th, but I have no news of this decision. So it seems to me that they are also working seriously there, respecting the rulings, and—he reiterated—our group is opposed to enshrining the right to suicide."