Musk Warns of Italy’s Shrinking Population at Meloni Event
- Billionaire says Italy must maintain cultural identity
- Tesla CEO is the star attraction at PM’s Atreju festival
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When Giorgia Meloni first staged an annual political festival, her top guests were colleagues from her small, far-right party. On Saturday, star billing went to Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man.
A shrinking population poses a major risk to Italy’s workforce that can’t be addressed solely through immigration, Musk said in central Rome, adding that countries including Italy must maintain their cultural identities. Fears about climate change are “somewhat overblown” in the short term, he added.