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08 May 2020 "Many have evoked the need for a Marshall Plan for the recovery of post-Coronavirus Europe, 'we could probably call our project the' De Gasperi Plan ', in homage to one of the key contributors to the implementation of the plan to rebuild Europe 'after the Second World War ". It's the idea I throw here. ' So the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel, during his speech at the now traditional Florentine conference The State of The Union, this year in online edition. "We will soon work to develop this plan in cooperation with all the European institutions, the 27 Member States and all the parties involved in European integration but above all with all citizens', added Michel.

Di Maio: We needed more EU sharing tools
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks of a qualitative leap in European countries in the face of "the most serious economic crisis in their history" and underlines: "Received aid first from non-EU countries".

Europe is facing "the most serious economic crisis in its history, the answer we will give will define its future. The first responses have gone in the right direction but now it is urgent to define further measures, a qualitative leap is needed that cannot but be a great plan for reconstruction. " Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said so.

"Italy has asked for a real demonstration of solidarity from the European Union", underlined Di Maio. "Some countries have closed the borders with Italy and we have received aid first from non-EU countries than from EU countries," he added. "Then - he continued - there were the apologies made by President Ursula von der Leyen and the commitment to change course and a range of instruments was developed".

In his video message greeting the conference, the mayor of Florence  Dario Nardella  calls for a 'more structural involvement of cities in the decision-making process of European policies'.

Florences's Mayor @DarioNardella highlights the city's ambition to be a regular location where debate on the #europeanunion takes place. Any wonder why #EUPS calls #Florence its home? 🙂 # soucovid19 pic.twitter.com/joeyOfyfyh

- JMU EUPS (@JMU_EUPS) May 8, 2020