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Giuseppe Conte He spoke in the Chamber of Deputies the day he saw him as a protagonist in Parliament. Today, Wednesday, December 9, the premier speaks in the classroom to comment on the imminent European council, scheduled for December 10 and 11.
In live video The premier updated the deputies on the intentions of Italy on the occasion of the participation in the Council of the EU, one of the most anticipated appointments of the week, with the themes of the Recovery Fund and the reform Month to attract the most attention.
Actually, the agenda in Brussels is very rich, as the prime minister pointed out in his speech. There are many challenges that the EU will have to face, with Italy willing and must be the protagonist.
Conte live today (December 9) in Parliament: real-time updates
Conte’s speech in Parliament began promptly at 9 am, with communications in view of the scheduled appointment with the European Council.
In addition to the issues on the agenda, from the European response to the COVID-19 pandemic to the dissemination strategy of vaccinations At the height of climate change, it is inevitable that the Council of the EU in the coming days will touch two of the most problematic thorns at European level in recent years: the knot Recovery Fund – complicated by the veto of Poland and Hungary on the European budget – and the uncertainty linked to the Brexi.
What will he be Conte’s strategy on these fronts? Below are the Prime Minister’s statements in Parliament today, December 9, 2020.
Conte explained in the classroom what is expected of tomorrow’s European Council. The prime minister first stressed the need for the EU to tackle the big problem battle against coronavirus with a common strategy:
“The central issue is the fight against the pandemic, in which a sign of cohesion is essential. The European Council is geared towards mutual recognition of evidence and effective European coordination on vaccinations and its distribution “.
Inevitable, then, the reference to Recovery Fund and the European response to the economic crisis. Conte repeated that “a solution is still urgent and the overcoming the Hungarian and Polish veto to launch the next generation of the EU and the new multiannual financial framework”.
The common debt-financed resource plan must be launched as soon as possible – this is the prime minister’s warning. The moment is momentous, Conte stressed:
“For the first time, the EU has pushed for expansionary policies, with a radically different response than in the past, when the options were based on austerity.”
Therefore, Italy will support efforts to resolve this deadlock solution.
Conte then touched on the delicate subject of structural reform of the Month, which will be on the Council’s agenda, with these statements:
- The mechanism of cap for bank guarantee It is an important subject, dear to Italy. It will be able to start acting from 2022, thanks also to the role played by Italy in anticipating this tool, previously scheduled for 2024;
- However, the final decision on the use of the ESM remains the task of Parliament;
- the goal is a broader perspective: the Month must be transformed into something different. In the context of the conference on the future of the EU, Italy will promote an innovative proposal: to integrate the Month into the framework of European architecture with connection to the European institutions and transcend the form of an intergovernmental agreement;
- the ESM should be modeled on the next generation EU structure;
- I hope the next generation of the EU can become structural;
- ECB policy and the agreement on the Recovery Fund are changing the face of the European Union
Conte therefore wished that “the new europe overcome the narrow focus of austerity and definitively embrace the path of sustainable development, social inclusion, energy transition, digitization, fiscal harmonization “.
Down, the others EU Council Affairs Tomorrow presented by Conte with these statements:
- the European Green Deal is another priority for Europe and Italy, so the recognition of incentives and resources is essential;
- Security will also be discussed in the European Council: our country agrees on continental action to prevent and combat radicalization also online;
- Italy, for its part, contrasts the political link between Shengen and immigration in the field of security because it is inappropriate;
- in Turkey we need to have a common voice in Europe, united, united and credible. The signals to Ankara must be clear and not fuel tensions towards a NATO allied country;
- collaboration EU-US USA it will be another item on the agenda: I am convinced that Biden will have a positive approach to multilateralism and transatlantic relations;
- Europe will have to dictate the agenda for relations with the US and propose the political direction;
- it is necessary to define what we understand by strategic autonomy of the EU in complete complementarity with NATO;
- It will be necessary to overcome the disputes over tariffs and advance the reform of the WTO;
- EU-UK relations will also be discussed: competition, governance and fisheries are the issues to be addressed. The agreement does not have to be there at any cost. Italy remains convinced that the unity of the EU is in the interest of citizens and businesses in this matter.
“The next meeting in Europe will be a further step in addressing the challenges that await the community of states under the Union emblem. These are complex, numerous, varied and varied challenges. It takes a collective effort to be up to the task “: thus concluded the Prime Minister in view of the Council.
Conte reiterated that the confrontation with the opposition is always open and that a constructive spirit is needed in the majority, even in comparison.
Where to watch Conte’s live video in Parliament
The live broadcast that sees Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte updating MPs on the Italian strategy in view of the EU Council is available from 9 am on the Chamber’s youtube channel.
