BREAKING. From No10: “The Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi this afternoon.
“The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Draghi on his recent appointment and both leaders agreed there were big opportunities..."
"...to enhance the UK-Italy bilateral relationship, particularly in a year where the UK is hosting the G7, Italy is hosting the G20 and our countries are partnering to host COP26".
“The leaders discussed the important role the G7 and G20 will play in helping the..."
"...international community build back better from the coronavirus pandemic. They agreed on the importance of a coordinated agenda between the two summits to learn lessons from the pandemic, roll out the coronavirus vaccine around the world and prepare for future pandemics..."
"...The PM and Prime Minister Draghi also talked about the important role this year’s COP26 Summit will play in preserving and delivering on the Paris Agreement.
“The Prime Minister highlighted the UK, Italy and Sweden’s cooperation on our Future Combat Air System..."
"... as an example how our relationship is working to make our people safer and our societies more prosperous"
“On Libya, the leaders agreed they were closely aligned on the situation in the country and resolved to work together to support the new interim executive and build..."
"...a more peaceful and stable future for Libya.
“The Prime Minister and Minister Draghi looked forward to meeting in person soon.”
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In the following thread - like I used to do in a previous life - I'll try to explain what's going on politically in #Italy (not an easy task, tbh) & what are the possible outcomes after President Mattarella asked former ECB president Mario Draghi to form a new, crucial government
1. First of all: as you know former PM Conte left because he lost his majority.
Why?
In a nutshell: former PM Matteo Renzi decided he had to go officially because "Conte lacked a long term strategy", so he and his party (whose 18 MPs were crucial) left the governing coalition"
2. According to Renzi, Conte's executive was governing "day by day" and they were not planning anything in the long term, such as how to spend the EU money from the so-called "Recovery Fund", something that must be submitted to EU authorities quite urgently.
(2/2) ...revealing details of Covid vaccine contracts signed by Astrazeneca with UK and EU ("no obligations, just best effort" for the latter), why Johnson's government has taken some advantage and why the one-dose strategy is the "right one"
2. Allo University College Hospital i pazienti di Covid sono così tanti che «utilizzeremo le sale operatorie per alcuni ricoveri, rinviando gli interventi chirurgici differibili»
Vari ospedali londinesi stanno annullando visite di ogni tipo: i medici servono in terapia intensiva
Come ricorda @SamCoatesSky un’emergenza simile Sadiq Khan l’ha dichiarata in passato per la strage del palazzo di Grenfell e l’attacco terrorista a London Bridge...
per farvi capire il livello di allarme.
Ma, soprattutto in Italia, ci sono ancora orde di miopi negazionisti.