A Ventotene relaunched EU dream. But serve growth measures – Il Sole 24 Ore

Ventotene (askanews) – Matteo Renzi, Angela Merkel and François Hollande met in Ventotene to look for the right tools to revive a Europe in crisis, existential rather than economic value, on the eve of the European summit expected to post Brexit Bratislava on September 16.

the idea is to dream big like the one in Ventotene in 1941, in one of the toughest moments of Europe’s history, Altiero Spinelli put pen to paper with ” poster for the United States of Europe “. A dream to build on two directives: growth and jobs. At Ventotene, it is assumed that a united Europe is not over with Brexit if its leaders will be able to write a new page.

“” Many thought that after Brexit Europe was over. Not so. We respect the choice of the British people, but we want to write a page looks to the future, “said Premier Renzi, in the press conference aboard the aircraft carrier Garibaldi, anchored off the coast of Ventotene.” And that’s why internal and external security, the fight to a common defense, cooperation between intelligence services, better integration of national defense industries and draft a European security community are top priorities. “

for its part cancellieria Merkel, whose approval rating is plummeting after the massive influx of migrants in Germany, he supports the stance of the Italian Prime Minister, in the light of the connection between the destabilizing challenge of Islamist militias and uncontrollable exodus of masses fleeing from war and poverty.

“we know, given the Islamist terrorism and civil war in Syria, we have to do more for our internal and external security,” Merkel said. “That co-operation under the common defense should be more integrated and developed, and that the exchange between our intelligence services must be increased.”

French President Francois Hollande, hoping for greater coordination in the combating terrorism in the Schengen area, with its emphasis on integration and European solidarity.

“We need certainly increased competitiveness and a more rapid modernization but also need more solidarity can offer a political dimension to ‘interior of a common frame of defense. Only then Europe will remain a value. Those who would like to depart from, there are in all countries, even in my “Hollande stressed,” do not do a service to France. “

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