Draghi in the Senate on reopening – Corriere.it

9.52 – Youth and rights at the center of the EU summit
“Youth and youth employment: this is the heart of Europe’s future,” says Draghi, announcing some important deadlines. «A better future for a united Europe passes throughconcrete action on employment, mainly youth, on equal opportunities, on social rights. We want to organize and address these issues in a “Social summit‘which will be organized from May 7 to 8 by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union ”, announced Draghi. «And it is the theme that we must put at the center of Conference on the future of Europe that will start in May 9. For this event we urge the active participation of all European citizens and national parliaments ”, adds Draghi.

9.50 am – Violence against women
The prime minister then turned to another topic to be addressed at the European Council on March 25 and 26. “The protection of women against violence, but in general the defense of human rights in all countries, are a fundamental European value. I would say even more, they are an identity value for the European Union ”, said Draghi to applause from the Casa del Palazzo Madama. “The Turkish abandonment of the Istanbul Convention represents a serious setback. Yesterday I discussed with President Erdogan the importance of avoiding divisive initiatives and the need to respect human rights.

9.48 am – Data transparency
Faced with regional differences and “astute”, the government plays the card of transparency. “The government intends to ensure maximum transparency of vaccination data.that is, it will make public all the data on the website of the Presidency of the Council Region by Region, age category by age category ».

9.46 am – Covax independent of political and economic interests
«So far Covax has ensured almost 30 million doses, our hope is that this mechanism will be more and more effective. ‘ In the vaccination campaign it is necessary to strengthen the credibility of the EU and Covax is the best tool to do so. Member states include the United States and China – he added – The European Union is conspicuously involved: the European Commission in fact committed billions of euros. Italy was one of the first countries to contribute to it in 2020, with 86 million euros. The great merit of Covax is Ensure the distribution of vaccines according to the real needs of the recipient countries, and not on the basis of political interests. or economic or geopolitical donors “.

9.45 am – Freedom of movement and health protection
« Freedom of movement must go hand in hand with the guarantee of health»Draghi says. “However, this goal must be achieved without discrimination and in compliance with the protection of sensitive data of European citizens»Underlines the prime minister. The vaccination certificate “is a complex project. The Commission will have to come up with detailed guidelines and Member States will have to be able to make it operational, ”explains Draghi.

9.44 – The EU vaccination certificate
Draghi then went on to illustrate to the Senate the project announced by the EU Commission of ‘a green vaccine certificate within three months for those vaccinated and recovered. “The proposal dates back to March 17 of last year with the objective of” Allowing a free and safe movement of citizens in the EU.“.” The objective – adds the premier – is to deliver, within a period of 3 months, a digital certificate to those who have been vaccinated, who have performed a diagnostic test for Sars-Cov-2, or who have recovered.

9.42 am – “Let’s learn from Great Britain”
“In the UK, the vaccination campaign continues more quickly, even if the people who received both doses are comparable to those in Italy. They started two months earlier, ”says Draghi. “Let’s see what to learn from that experience: efficient logistics, fewer formal requirements and more pragmatism ensure greater speed ”, adds the premier.

9.40 am – “The autonomy strategy in vaccines”
“The pandemic makes clear the opportunity to invest in vaccine production capacity in Europe.” Fundamental, according to the Prime Minister, “Rebuild a supply chain that is not vulnerable to shocks and decisions that are taken outside ”, explains the prime minister. And he adds: «We talk a lot abouti strategic autonomy, in reference to security and the single market, but the first strategic autonomy today is that of vaccines “

9.36 am – Reopening of schools after easter
“We are looking closely at the data on infections, but ultimately if the epidemiological situation allows itthe school will open first, even in the red areas at the end of the restrictive measures in force, already after Easter, we hope ”, says the premier. Words accompanied by warm applause from the Senate.

9.33 am – Plan the reopening
“While we are vaccinating it is good to start planning the inaugurations”: the words of Prime Minister Mario Draghi are accompanied by allong applause of the Senate Chamber.

9.30 am – The call to unity
“Now it is important to proceed quickly, more important to vaccinate the frail and elderly,” says Draghi. “We must be united in the exit from the pandemic as we have been suffering together in the previous months. All regions must comply with the priorities indicated by the Ministry of Health.. In times of pandemic, even if the final decisions are made by the government, as a recent Constitutional Court ruling also recalls, I am fully aware that only with the sincere collaboration between the State and the Regions, on behalf of the Unification of Italy, will success it will be full “.

9.21 am – Half a million doses per day
Prime Minister Draghi does not hide the problems of the vaccination campaign: “We are working to compensate for the delays of the last months,” he says. But he immediately reiterates that the government wants a change of pace: “Our goal is to bring the rate to half a million a day.“.” The acceleration of the vaccination campaign is already visible in the data – explains the Prime Minister – In the first three weeks of March the average of the administrations was equal at 170 thousand doses per day, more than double the average of the previous two monthsthe. This occurred despite the temporary blocking of AstraZeneca administration, which was partially offset by an increase in vaccines with Pfizer. ‘

9.19 am – Confidence message
One year after the start of the pandemic, “we must do everything possible for a complete and rapid solution to the health crisis,” explains the premier. “We know how to do itWe have four safe and effective vaccines. Three are already under management, while a fourth, Johnson & Johnson’s, will be available from April. Now our common goal must now be to vaccinate as many people as possible, in the shortest time possible, “reiterated Draghi who wanted to convey” a message of confidence for you and for all Italians».

Mineral 9.15- Biden
“I want to express great satisfaction for the participation of US President Joe Biden in a part of the Council of the EU: his presence confirms the mutual desire to give, after a long period, a new impetus to the relations between the EU and the US. USA, “Draghi said. in the Senate communications on the next EU Summit.