20:15 16 May

Macron: "With Giorgia Meloni there will be an opportunity to meet, we must all work together"

"We will work together, I think there will be an opportunity to meet and exchange our points of view. We need to work with all the states of the Union, that's my philosophy." This is what President French Emmanuel Macron said upon arrival at the Council of Europe in Reykjavik in response to a question about whether a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is planned. To a question from TG3 on the subject of migrants, Macron added that "Italy cannot be left alone in the face of this pressure" of migratory flows. "We must be able to welcome those who come from countries at war and against traffickers - added Macron -, we need European solidarity and the effectiveness of our common borders".

19:12 16 May

19:29 16 May

Giorgia Meloni: "The idea of this summit was born in Turin at the final meeting of our Presidency of the Council of Europe"

"The idea of this summit, which has not been celebrated since 2005, was born in Turin at the final meeting of our Presidency of the Council of Europe - she added -, so I am happy that we have played a role at this time, which becomes plastically important to say that we will not accept that the force of law is supplanted by the law of the strongest. If the rules of international law are broken, this happens, and it is a world that does not suit anyone".

18:58 16 May

Meloni : "Unity of Europe in defending values. We will not accept the right of the strongest."

Meloni : "Unity of Europe in defending values. We will not accept the right of the strongest."

The Prime Minister answered some questions before the start of the summit. She said she was satisfied with the first round of the municipal elections "I am very satisfied with the local elections, at least the first round. There are municipalities where the result was not obvious, but it seems to me that in the municipalities that were assigned in the first round I think that 4 out of 6 is a good result for the center-right and I think that citizens want to encourage us to move forward".

To those who asked her about Macrono, she replied, "We will all talk to everyone."

He reiterated that "the damage log for Ukraine's aggression is an important signal from the Council of Europe."

18:45 16 May

From 17.45 (19.45 Italian time) work will begin. In addition to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the opening ceremony will be attended by all major contributors: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdottir, President of the Republic French Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, Polish President Andrzej Duda, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric. Five round tables will follow simultaneously. Meloni will participate and speak at the one dedicated to the Contrast to the challenges arising from the new emerging human rights.

18:41 16 May

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Iceland

The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, landed a few minutes ago at Reykjavik's Keflavik International Airport. The Prime Minister will attend the summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe held today and tomorrow in Iceland at the Harpa, concert hall and congress center.