"The enhanced cooperation treaty signed this morning marks a historic moment in relations" between Italy and France: "From today we are even closer". Thus Prime Minister Mario Draghi in the press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after the signing of the Quirinale Treaty.
Among the novelties, an important agreement on space, an Italian-French civil service, a cross-border cooperation committee, a policy for managing migration flows shared by the European Union and based on principles of solidarity and responsibility.
And then among the objectives to protect agricultural systems and the food sector, new forms of cooperation in the energy and technological fields, in research and innovation. "We establish a mechanism whereby at least once every quarter an Italian minister will participate in a French council of ministers and vice versa," Draghi added. “Our sovereignty can only take place with a view to shared management of common challenges. The objective is to accelerate the process of European integration, which also involves a digital and energy transition, and for the establishment of a true European defense. The treaty marks the beginning of this path ”.
“A treaty that seals the deep friendship that unites our two countries”, the first words of Emmanuel Macron. "A new historical chapter that will make it possible to create an Italian-French reflection between peoples, economy and territories, a common vision for the European project". “The objectives also include the fight against illegal migration, resolving the situation in Libya, hydrogen, cloud and space. And then, already this morning, a new important agreement on space, which will be an important page of our cooperation ”.
(Unioneonline / vl)
