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According to media reports, Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi has sworn his cabinet on a course of common ground despite old rivalries.
“Our government will be one of environmental protection,” newspapers quoted the former head of the European Central Bank (ECB) on the occasion of his first cabinet meeting on Saturday.
In Rome, this was seen as a signal to the EU, which in return for Corona aid worth billions, calls for more "green" change.
Draghi himself had not made a statement after being sworn in.
Italian newspapers such as “La Repubblica” and “Corriere della Sera” wrote that the 73-year-old had asked his 23 ministers for cohesion for the benefit of Italy.
Draghi draws on a broad spectrum of parties from left to right.
Both the parties of the old government under Giuseppe Conte and large parts of the previous opposition are represented in the cabinet.
There are also eight experts.
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The “Repubblica” from Rome spoke of “dearest enemies” while looking at photos of the swearing-in ceremony at the head of state Sergio Mattarella's and the team at the round cabinet table.
According to the press release, the government meeting at Palazzo Chigi had only lasted 40 minutes.
Quotations were not circulated.
Wednesday programmatic speech
The non-party Draghi took office after weeks of political blockade and dispute in Rome.
He succeeds the independent lawyer Conte, who had led a center-left alliance for almost a year and a half.
A keynote speech by Draghi is announced for Wednesday, when the new prime minister canvassed the two-chamber parliament for the confidence of the MPs and senators.