Von der Leyen, Mattei Plan strengthens EU-Africa partnership - Last minute. "I am very grateful to Italy for putting cooperation with Africa at the center of its foreign policy and presidency of the G7," she said.
Underlining that "the interests and destinies between Africa and Europe are aligned more than ever", on clean energy, fight against climate change, work, stopping the loss of human lives on migratory routes. The president of the EU Commission said this at the Italy-Af Africa summit.