(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 19 – Premier Giorgia Meloni will have a summit with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa in Rome on June 20th, Meloni said Monday.
“On June 20, we plan to host a Piano Mattei-Global Gateway summit in Rome that I will co-chair with President von der Leyen in the presence of some African states involved in the Lobito corridor together with multilateral financial institutions to seal the work done so far and which will also be an opportunity to announce the conclusion of new projects”, said Giorgia Meloni in a speech at the Mattei Plan Control Room She explained that in the report to Parliament “we focused on the internationalization of the Plan” and reiterating that “we will never be able to achieve all the most ambitious results that we have set ourselves for the inclusive growth of the African continent without the collaboration of our partners”.
“And in this – she added – the common work with the European Union and the creation of synergies with the European Global Gateway which, I recall, has committed 150 billion euros for Africa, is an essential element”.
Italy has earmarked hundreds of millions of euros for the first projects in its ambitious Mattei Plan for development in African countries to help deter migrants from leaving for Italy and Europe.
The multi-year plan seeks to create a new partnership with African countries to address the root causes of irregular migration and turn Italy into a sort of hub for energy supplies in Europe. (ANSA).
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“On June 20, we plan to host a Piano Mattei-Global Gateway summit in Rome that I will co-chair with President von der Leyen in the presence of some African states involved in the Lobito corridor together with multilateral financial institutions to seal the work done so far and which will also be an opportunity to announce the conclusion of new projects”, said Giorgia Meloni in a speech at the Mattei Plan Control Room She explained that in the report to Parliament “we focused on the internationalization of the Plan” and reiterating that “we will never be able to achieve all the most ambitious results that we have set ourselves for the inclusive growth of the African continent without the collaboration of our partners”.
“And in this – she added – the common work with the European Union and the creation of synergies with the European Global Gateway which, I recall, has committed 150 billion euros for Africa, is an essential element”.
Italy has earmarked hundreds of millions of euros for the first projects in its ambitious Mattei Plan for development in African countries to help deter migrants from leaving for Italy and Europe.
The multi-year plan seeks to create a new partnership with African countries to address the root causes of irregular migration and turn Italy into a sort of hub for energy supplies in Europe. (ANSA).
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