Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected the European Commission’s criticism of the state of the rule of law in her country, in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published in Rome on Sunday. Meloni, who leads the far-right party Brothers of Italy, declared her commitment to “full respect for the fundamental values on which the European Union is based” in the letter. At the same time, she defended herself against accusations of wanting to bring the public broadcaster Rai under her control. Her letter came in response to the European Commission’s latest rep…