France and Italy are more integrated than you think
In November 2021 Italy and France signed a point-by-point cooperation agreement. From security to immigration policies, passing through space and research.
Increasing cooperation between Italy and France even more. Going over many points of intersection between public policy, economics, and culture in the two countries. That is what the Trattato del Quirinale, signed in Rome between Prime Minister Draghi and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, indicates, in the presence of Italian President Sergio Mattarella. It is a document whose preparation began in 2017 and is aimed primarily at the mutual growth of the two countries, and a greater interconnection is expected, for example, between Confindustria(italian industry) and Medef and between Caisse des Dépots and Cassa Depositi(french and italian investment institute).
However, the agreement regulates other areas of interest, such as defense policies, immigration policies, and criminal justice and the space.
Italy and France are developing solutions for establishing stable consultative mechanisms, both on a political and operational level, particularly in times of crisis and in the face of impending deadlines. In this situation, organize regular consultations, particularly at the level of Secretaries General, Politicians, and Directors Responsible for the European Union, Global Affairs, and Geographic Areas of the respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs on topics of common interest. The countries promote structured forms of cooperation between their respective diplomatic missions in third countries and with the major international organizations.
Every three months, at least one Italian minister will attend a meeting of the French Ministers’ Council, and vice versa. It is a true and distinct split of sovereignty. And if one considers how each State, in each of its parts and articles, is responsible for its own sovereignty.
This most recent initiative has received strong support from Mario Draghi, the Italian prime minister, who believes that a stronger integration between France and Italy can lead to a foundation for the European state, with the help of Germany, which, according to the French and Italian plans, should be the project’s financier.
