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11 December 2020 "It is an EU Council that can be defined as historic, it is another step forward to make the recovery fund's program of resources concrete.

"We have achieved this without renouncing any of our principles, we have reaffirmed the principle of the rule of law".

Premier Giuseppe Conte said this at a press conference from Brussels.

"The climate is very good for national ratifications after overcoming the vetoes, the climate has calmed down. There has been no sign of nervousness or perplexity, we do not expect an insidious path", said Conte.

"It is unlikely that we can leave before February, but we must not slow down the concentration on the domestic front", added,

"All the proposals to improve the administrative capacity of the state" on the Recovery Plan are welcome.

"What needs to be clarified is that this structure does not want and I would say cannot deprive the implementing bodies of the individual projects, which will be central and peripheral administrations. However, we need a monitoring booth, otherwise we would lose money", said Giuseppe Contei.

"I would like to remind you that today is the anniversary of the attack of 11 December 2018. A young Italian, expression of the best of Italy, Antonio Megalizzi, a journalist, was hit and a few days later died. This program was entitled Next Generation and it is dedicated to young people like him, I would like to remember it ", said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at a press conference from Brussels.

During the European Council "we reiterated the need to coordinate EU actions in view of the upcoming Christmas holidays to avoid the risk of a third wave. Italy has already launched the additional measures in view of the occasions of maximum sociality ", said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

On Covid "we reiterated the need to strengthen coordination between countries, especially in view of the holidays. We emphasized the importance of a coordinated approach" on vaccines.

"If we succeed we will try to organize Vaccine-Day to show that Europe starts together", said Conte again.

"The agreement on climate has also been reached and here is a fundamental objective that we have achieved: the commitment to reduce emissions by 55% to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. It is a goal in which Italy holds a lot, we are a virtuous country on this path ", said the prime minister.

Go ahead

"We will discuss in the coming hours and days with the individual majority political forces and then collectively. To move forward we must be clear and transparent", because "the country deserves answers and clarity of answers ".

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said this in answering questions from journalists at the end of the EU Summit.

"We must clarify the critical issues and to do so we must not hide", he added.

"I have full responsibility and awareness of this assignment, I will go ahead if there is the confidence of every majority force and of all forces as a whole", he said.