Yesterday in Naples the summit between Italy and France, present Emmanuel Macron e Giuseppe Conte, in the suggestive setting of the Royal Palace. After a brief visit to the San Ferdinando Theater and a walk in the city center, the French president declared on the sidelines of the summit: "It is the summit of diplomatic peace, of the relaunch of cooperation between the two countries, the borders remain open. It seems that the virus does not stop at the borders, it is an emergency that affects everyone and that deserves a European response, starting with greater flexibility on the accounts. Share information relating to travelers returning or going to risk areas and scientific knowledge and information on the enforcement measures adopted ".

The summit also wanted to relaunch the project of the Treaty of the Quirinale which intends to intensify cooperation in various fields, on the model of what Paris already has with Berlin since 1963. At stake are 86 billion in exchange, the Tav and the reshaping of the European budget in a more ambitious perspective. The dossier on Libya, according to France and Italy, must be channeled along the path traced by  Berlin conference, supporting the European naval mission for compliance with the arms embargo. Three agreements have been signed in the defense sectors, Naval Group and Fincantieri, economy, Cdp and Bpi France and culture.

Naval Group and Fincantieri

The intergovernmental agreement was finally signed for the full support of France and Italy to “Naviris”, the joint venture of Naval Group and Fincantieri through which the long-term alliance between the two industrial groups becomes fully operational. The joint venture - which was formed in January 2020 - will manage ambitious projects, including - a note reads - the half-life modernization of the Franco-Italian frigates of the Orizzonte class, joint research and development projects, opportunities for export and development of the European Patrol Corvette. Naval Group and Fincantieri declared themselves "open to extend their cooperation to other European partners in order to make the European shipbuilding industry a world leader in product performance and technological innovation".

Joint final declaration of Italy and France

"To take bilateral collaboration to a higher level", the governments of Italy and France "will start negotiations in the course of 2020 aimed at drawing up an enhanced bilateral collaboration treaty in the coming months, which provides for systematic bilateral consultation mechanisms between our two countries and focused on the definition of a common European agenda, on the management of international crises in the bilateral and multilateral context, as well as on the launch of bilateral projects and initiatives in essential fields of common interest. In order to ensure a more ambitious level of bilateral dialogue and thus contribute more effectively to the pursuit of common objectives, the Italian and French Governments will act within a structured framework of enhanced consultations in Europe and in the world, from bilateral issues, to European policies and major issues. international. In addition to the existing formats, structured dialogues will be launched at political level on economic and financial matters, on migration and asylum and on transport. To this end, they will also make use of mechanisms that facilitate regular exchanges of officials and joint training programs. In addition, periodic consultations will take place on the subject of climate and the environment also on the sidelines of European and international meetings in these areas ".