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Europe needs 'strong, prosperous' Italy - von der Leyen

02 agosto 2019 | 19.01
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Photo: AFP
Photo: AFP

The European Union needs "a strong and prosperous" Italy to enact effective policies on key issues like climate change, migration and demographic change, European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

"My primary goals is to overcome north-south and east-west divisions as well as those between small and large countries," she told reporters during a visit to Rome for talks with populist premier Giuseppe Conte.

"A united Europe needs a strong and prosperous Italy and there is certainly much to be done," von der Leyen said.

The EU is Europe's greatest achievement "but needs investment, time and energy," she stated.

"We need to offer effective answers to the challenges posted by climate change, migration, digitalisation and demographic change," she said.

Von der Leyen said she was in Rome "to listen but also to ask questions and seek support from Italy" - an EU founder member and "the cradle of Europe".

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