The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a meeting, this afternoon at the Palazzo Chichi government building, with the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean region, Dubravka Suica.

In a statement by the Italian government, it is emphasized that the focus of their conversation was the strengthening of the Union’s relations with the countries of the southern coast of the Mediterranean, through “Agree on the Mediterranean“, which “was proposed by the European Commission to acquire, the EEa solid, strategic set of partnerships with the Mediterranean countries, based on the already existing agreements with Tunisia and Egypt and targeting economic and social development, as well as energy, security and migration management».

In the announcement of the government of Rome, it is added that the Italian Prime Minister underlined the main importance of energy issues, as well as the added value of the Italian “Matei Plan” for cooperation with African countries, and in the context of the “Global Gateway” of the European Union.

Finally, Georgia Meloni and the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean referred in detail to the need to further strengthen the EU’s initiatives to deal with the demographic problem, for professional training, and the access of young people to the labor market.