"There is a great feeling of friendship and esteem" towards Antonio Costa with whom "we have always found a way to cultivate an intense and frank dialogue and we have almost always found ourselves in common positions", said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the conference from Lisbon . "We have shared the vision shared by Italy and Portugal on the objectives of Europe. We need an economic recovery not only for our countries but for the EU. There will be no winners and losers," he adds.
On the EU negotiation "we have to travel the last mile. The Next Generation EU plan and the multiannual financial framework constitute a single package. We must not consider the individual aspects and therefore where on some aspect some country loses maybe it can reward on another aspect. We we will fight for the next EU Council to be decisive ".
"The red line is that it is an ambitious political response. A downward compromise is not acceptable."
"We haven't talked about Mes, it's not in our main thoughts."
On the Regionals "I have only expressed a wish, given that the majority political forces are separate, while the oppositions will be united. This does not mean pulling the M5S by the jacket, I have no intention of forcing anyone", said the Prime Minister in reply to a question during the joint press conference with Antonio Costa.
