According to a note published on the official website of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, during the contact this Monday afternoon at Chigi Palace, the seat of the executive branch, both leaders exchanged views in preparation for the extraordinary European Council. meeting on February 9th and 10th.
“We talked about how to continue supporting Ukraine, guaranteeing secure and affordable energy, increasing the competitiveness of the European Union’s industry and advancing the migration pact,” von der Leyen said in a message published at the end of this meeting in the social media media was published.
In this communication published on Twitter, the President of the European Commission announced that the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) in Italy has been analyzed, to the projects that this country is implementing thanks to European Union funds, the management of these resources and the timeline of reforms.
Meloni reiterated his country’s support for Kyiv to von der Leyen, in line with the line taken by the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), hours after the signing of a joint statement between the two organizations, which is expected in Brussels tomorrow Tuesday.
In the exchange, the two senior officials condemned acts of violence by coup groups in Brazil, carried out by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who attacked the democratic institutions in that South American nation.
In this regard, the President of the EC indicated that “it is very important to all of us, the defenders of democracy”, and reiterated her “full support for the freely elected President Lula”.
For her part, the Italian President previously stated that “what is happening in Brazil cannot leave us indifferent”.
Meloni, in a message published via Twitter, pointed out that “the images of the incursion into the institutional environment are unacceptable and incompatible with any form of democratic dissent.”
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