Monday, October 26, 2015
For refugee and economic cooperation discussed the FM N. Xydakis and the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy On. Goji
Bilateral Greek-Italian relations, focusing on economic cooperation, EU institutional issues, and the European migration policy and addressing the refugee issue, were the focus of the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Foreign Minister with responsibility for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, responsible for European Affairs, Sandro Gozo.
In statements after the meeting hour, which featured "constructive", the two men gave special emphasis to the EU program for the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy, which is focused on the capabilities of the maritime economy; 'blue growth', the land-sea transport, energy connectivity and protection of sustainable tourism.
In particular, Mr. Xydakis noted that this strategy 'is a great regional plan for Greece and Italy, "that" there is great potential to create a list of Greek-Italian infrastructure projects and be able to draw resources from the European Fund of Strategic Investments (plan Juncker), and from borrowing and integrations in other programs. " Italy and Greece, added the deputy minister, is leading forces in this endeavor in which they can join and neighboring countries. The plan includes tourism, energy, the "blue economy", many infrastructure projects, the TAP pipeline, and is a project from the moment you begin to generate projects can give great impetus to the region, said Mr. Xydakis.
Mr. Goji, for his part, agreed that through the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy "there is great potential for bilateral cooperation in terms of infrastructure development, energy, tourism, and attracting new investment to the region." Alongside this strategy, he noted, will also strengthen the ties between the two countries in the Balkans and accelerate the processes of integration of these countries into the EU.
Equally Mr Xydakis and Gozo stressed the need for institutional changes in the EU, focusing on deepening of Economic and Monetary Union and to strengthen the role of the European Union General Affairs Council. "With the Italian my counterpart share thoughts on an upgrade of the General Affairs Council, which will give greater democratic legitimacy to the European Union", said Deputy Foreign Minister and stressed that during the Italian Presidency had heard many serious thoughts related to the mechanism of sharing risk, the prospect of creating a European fund to combat unemployment, even the creation of a European Monetary Fund, an Italian proposal which is shared and other partners. And in this scheme, he underlined, "we think together to start processing proposals to upgrade the European institutions but also to move into creating common policy places".
Important reason "to give a new impetus to the political and institutional process is the anniversary of 60 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 2017, because we believe that more democracy, transparency and better functioning of European institutions," noted Mr. Goji . In this light, the Italian Deputy Minister focused on the need to reform the governance of the Eurozone, but also the development of social policy, and expressed the belief that we need to reinvigorate the process of political unification.
As regards yesterday's decisions mini-EU summit on refugees, the State Secretary attached to the Prime Minister of Italy described them as positive and noted that combining different pillars are all important. He made particular reference to the hotspots, who said that it is something primarily related to Greece and Italy, the resettlement mechanism within the EU and in the return policy in source countries. "We believe that we must proceed simultaneously and we believe that the process is very slow," he said and added that need stronger commitments from other countries on resettlement schemes and their contribution to frontex and the European Support Office on Asylum.
For refugee and economic cooperation discussed the FM N. Xydakis and the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy On. Goji
Bilateral Greek-Italian relations, focusing on economic cooperation, EU institutional issues, and the European migration policy and addressing the refugee issue, were the focus of the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Foreign Minister with responsibility for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, responsible for European Affairs, Sandro Gozo.
In statements after the meeting hour, which featured "constructive", the two men gave special emphasis to the EU program for the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy, which is focused on the capabilities of the maritime economy; 'blue growth', the land-sea transport, energy connectivity and protection of sustainable tourism.
In particular, Mr. Xydakis noted that this strategy 'is a great regional plan for Greece and Italy, "that" there is great potential to create a list of Greek-Italian infrastructure projects and be able to draw resources from the European Fund of Strategic Investments (plan Juncker), and from borrowing and integrations in other programs. " Italy and Greece, added the deputy minister, is leading forces in this endeavor in which they can join and neighboring countries. The plan includes tourism, energy, the "blue economy", many infrastructure projects, the TAP pipeline, and is a project from the moment you begin to generate projects can give great impetus to the region, said Mr. Xydakis.
Mr. Goji, for his part, agreed that through the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy "there is great potential for bilateral cooperation in terms of infrastructure development, energy, tourism, and attracting new investment to the region." Alongside this strategy, he noted, will also strengthen the ties between the two countries in the Balkans and accelerate the processes of integration of these countries into the EU.
Equally Mr Xydakis and Gozo stressed the need for institutional changes in the EU, focusing on deepening of Economic and Monetary Union and to strengthen the role of the European Union General Affairs Council. "With the Italian my counterpart share thoughts on an upgrade of the General Affairs Council, which will give greater democratic legitimacy to the European Union", said Deputy Foreign Minister and stressed that during the Italian Presidency had heard many serious thoughts related to the mechanism of sharing risk, the prospect of creating a European fund to combat unemployment, even the creation of a European Monetary Fund, an Italian proposal which is shared and other partners. And in this scheme, he underlined, "we think together to start processing proposals to upgrade the European institutions but also to move into creating common policy places".
Important reason "to give a new impetus to the political and institutional process is the anniversary of 60 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 2017, because we believe that more democracy, transparency and better functioning of European institutions," noted Mr. Goji . In this light, the Italian Deputy Minister focused on the need to reform the governance of the Eurozone, but also the development of social policy, and expressed the belief that we need to reinvigorate the process of political unification.
As regards yesterday's decisions mini-EU summit on refugees, the State Secretary attached to the Prime Minister of Italy described them as positive and noted that combining different pillars are all important. He made particular reference to the hotspots, who said that it is something primarily related to Greece and Italy, the resettlement mechanism within the EU and in the return policy in source countries. "We believe that we must proceed simultaneously and we believe that the process is very slow," he said and added that need stronger commitments from other countries on resettlement schemes and their contribution to frontex and the European Support Office on Asylum.
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