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Covid and climate among the themes of the second day of the European Council

2021-05-26T07:29:06.260Z


(HANDLE) BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived at the Europa Building in Brussels for the second day of work at the EU summit. In today's meeting, the topics on the table will be the measures for the exit from Covid - above all the issue of vaccine patents and the agreement for a unitary Green Pass - and the climate change dossier . Draghi made no statements at the Europa Building doorstep. A pres


BRUSSELS - Prime Minister

Mario Draghi

arrived at the Europa Building in Brussels for the second day of work at the EU summit.

In today's meeting, the topics on the table will be the measures for the exit from Covid - above all the issue

of vaccine patents and the agreement for a unitary Green Pass

- and the

climate change

dossier

.

Draghi made no statements at the Europa Building doorstep.

A press conference by the Italian premier is currently expected in the afternoon around 6 pm.

"Today we expect a good

discussion on the covid-19 pandemic and above all on the digital certificate

, a tool that will allow the freedom of movement of citizens in the EU, but also the freedom of movement of tourists" Thus

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic

on his entry to the European Council.

"Another issue on the agenda is climate"

, with the EU that "must be ready for a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030 - he added -. We believe that digital and green transformation will allow us to achieve these goals in time".

For Austrian Chancellor

Sebastian Kurz "nuclear power must not be an alternative.

In Austria we rely on renewable energies and we believe that this is the right concept for the entire European Union". The Austrian leader stressed Vienna's support for "ambitious climate goals", calling for "each member state to make a contribution" on the topic that will be debated today at the summit.

Source: ansa

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