It is a “Europe of values” that Matteo Renzi wants to raise from Ventotene next Monday along with Angela Merkel and François Hollande to be aboard the helicopter carrier Garibaldi. The new meeting of the “directorate” to three Germany, France and Italy follows that of the end of June in Berlin immediately after Brexit and aims to prepare the ground for the meeting of 27 mid-September in Bratislava on output effects from London ‘European Union. The summit’s agenda the issues of the great challenges of Europe in addition to Brexit: the internal and external security seen as faces of the same coin, unitary structure for European defense, counter-terrorism, crisis of migrants and stimulating investment.
Nothing at all by chance the choice of holding the summit and the subsequent press conference aboard the Garibaldi currently the “flagship” of EunavforMed European Commission for the management of the migrant crisis and the struggle against smugglers. But Renzi would also transform the appointment into an opportunity for reflection to re-launch the European project was conceived precisely in the island where the poster for the federalist Europe and where the three Heads of State and Government will make a brief tribute to the tomb of Altiero Spinelli. it is possible that Merkel and Hollande can be received by Renzi Sunday night in Naples, but this does not have confirmation from the Italian Government for security reasons which imposed measures of “filtering” of tourist arrivals in Ventotene and closing airspace. Yesterday Renzi has had telephone conversations with both Merkel and with Hollande for a “technical development” of the summit and for a tour d’horizon on the international crisis scenarios (such as Libya and Syria) as well as on the European economic situation.
on the first point on the agenda, namely the Brexit, everyone wants to avoid the risk of Britain emulation by other states, but its time for the final exit of Britain from the EU opinion is divided. While Renzi would like to speed the exit, Merkel seems prepared to grant more time to the British. But everyone agrees in close ranks.
In more concrete Renzi will seek to establish with Merkel and Hollande agree on some key points such as growth and investment also to avert the risk of Italy return to be looked at again as “sick of” EU ie as described by some British newspapers in recent days. It attempts to give concrete follow-up to the three points signed in late June in Berlin that is: work and young people with more money to create a European spirit and measures against unemployment. On security and defense is the project of European border police, which should be operational by the end of the year. On defense no one makes great illusions to create a real European army and the Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti has already circulated in recent times a “non-paper” for a coordinated work among a first group of EU countries that defines common structure as a natural continuation the European Global stratgey on Foreign and Security Policy, with the creation of new decision-making mechanisms at European level for a more effective contribution to international missions and more advanced forms of cooperation in long-term value to existing centers of excellence. Finally, the growth and investment chapter, with the relaunch of the plan launched by Juncker and the adoption of some first measure, perhaps already in Bratislava.
It is not excluded that the occasion could be used for a comparison to two, between Renzi and Merkel and forthcoming Italian budget package and the demand for greater flexibility margins. But these themes Renzi and Merkel will talk more in detail (along with economic ministers) on August 31 in Maranello in the bilateral summit Italy-Germany.
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