"The EU has shown, in the face of the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, an effective and timely reaction capacity. The actions undertaken, both in terms of vaccination campaigns and in support of social crises and economic recovery, confirm the goodness of the choices made in the direction of shared sovereignty at the continental level. European integration allows a critical mass to be played at the international level on the economic level to the benefit of the European peoples ". Thus the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in a message to the Ambrosetti forum.
"An analogous commitment must now concern the contribution of the European Union to the cause of peace, development, security and international stability. The globalization of markets implies that it occurs at the same time as the diffusion of rights, in order to achieve the full dignity of people in every corner of the world. Hence the need for a common foreign and security policy. This is a matter in which the EU has so far moved too timidly ".
Europe, as usual, protagonist of the second day of the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio. The message from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, opened the meeting. Following, with a focus on the Next Generation Eu, a debate between Vittorio Colao, Minister of Technological Innovation and Digital Transition; Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and the Relaunch of France, Nadia Calviño, Vice President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of the Government Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for the Economy. The issues under consideration also include the labor market and equal opportunities with protagonists Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Labor and Social Rights and Elena Bonetti, Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family.Finally, under the lens the energy transition with the intervention, among others, of the minister of ecological transition, Roberto Cingolani. The Minister of Justice, Marta Cartabia, closed the proceedings.
