FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON WELCOMES PAOLO GENTILONI ITALIAN PM IN ELYSEE TO DISCUSS

USPA NEWS - The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron hosted Paolo GENTILONI, President of the Italian Council of Ministers, to affirm their determination to work together to give Europe a renewal. They called for a "common fiscal capacity" and for "a tax and banking union" and spoke of the migratory crisis

The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron hosted Paolo GENTILONI, President of the Italian Council of Ministers, to affirm their determination to work together to give Europe a renewal. They called for a "common fiscal capacity" and for "a tax and banking union" and spoke of the migratory crisis. The new President, Macron, had also granted his first trip to Germany and discussed the same issue with Chancellor Angela Merkel. ITALIAN FIRST MINISTER GENTILONI RECEIVED BY THE NEW PRESIDENT MACRON ON MAY 21 "The election of Emmanuel Macron at the head of the French State gives hope and faith to Europe," Paolo Gentiloni said in a statement in the Elysee court, before his host, before a working dinner. The two French and Italian heads of state met in Paris on the economy and the migratory crisis, as well as the possibility of establishing a union and banking union "It is not for immediate but it is important to start to work in this direction, " declared Prime Minister Gentiloni. HERE IS THE FULL JOINT STATEMENT OF FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON AND ITALIAN PM PAOLO GENITLONI “Few words to say above all that I am very happy to receive my friend Paolo GENTILONI tonight and I salute his visit to Paris for a working dinner and a friendly dinner. And we spoke to one another immediately after my election and the fact that the Italian president is going to Paris tonight is important to me after the exchanges I had with the Chancellor Merkel and the President of the Council TUSK.“, President Emmanuel Macron, said as introductory.------------------------------------------------- "First of all, I want tonight to have a word for the soldier and the policeman who were assaulted Thursday night at the Milan station and to reiterate to you how much France and Italy, Mr President of the Council, will continue on all subjects of ' To work together." Continues French President Emmanuel Macron--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Macron´s meeting with Gentiloni comes after he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday to draw up a roadmap for deeper EU integration. In the weeks to come, we will have a busy agenda on a number of important issues, the G7, where we are going to talk tonight on a number of topics - climate, migration and all the issues of common interest that we share - . And of course, Europe. On that plan - and we will talk more about it tonight - France's wish is to work very closely with Italy, with Germany, with all the countries that share our values “‹“‹and Want to move forward in this direction, for a real revival of our European perspectives. First in the short term to work to improve this Europe that protects. I know the challenges that Italy has had to face in terms of migration, we will talk about it. I think that we did not hear the warnings that were launched by Italy. My wish is that we can move towards a genuine reform of the right of asylum and the rules that we have today to better protect the states that are most subject to this migratory pressure and to clarify our common rules.“

FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON WISHES TO WORK TOGETHER WITH GENTILONI ON AN AGENDA ON THE DETACHED WORKERS “Nevertheless I also hope that we can work together on an agenda in which our workers will be better protected; That is why I want to review the detached workers directive in depth, we will talk about it tonight, but it is extremely important; Have a Europe that better protects workers and industrialists from commercial dumping in public procurement and it is this short-term agenda in the coming weeks that we are going to talk about and I think that together we can promote.“ Prudent Emmanuel Macron acknowledges. CLIMATE, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY MIGRATION, TRADE ARE THE ISSUED TO BE TACKLED AEHAD THE G7 AGENDA “Second, I hope that together we can consider ways and means of improving the functioning of the European Union and the euro area and of building a roadmap for the future which will The creation of a common budgetary capacity, a real Europe and a real Euro area of “‹“‹investment that will reduce the divergence between our economies, which has created financial tensions, including Italy has had to suffer during the last years. And finally, we will discuss this international agenda that I mentioned, since Italy will welcome us in a few days and under your presidency we will have important discussions, as I said: climate, international security, migration, international trade, The shared growth agenda are key issues for our two countries.“ Added President Macron----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here. In any case, I am delighted again, Mr. President, my dear friend, for your presence this evening and for our determination to work together in the long term for the benefit of our two countries. Thank you.“ Concluded President Emmanuel Macron. The Italian Prime Minister is preparing to host the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, on 26-27 May.