G20 Rome, from climate to covid: the summit is underway

G20 in Rome at the start. This is the first meeting in the presence of world leaders in over two years, which Prime Minister Mario Draghi is welcoming at the Nuvola all’Eur. The topics on the table include climate, covid and the issues of global economic recovery. During the day, the ‘landlord’ at the summit in the capital will also have several bilateral meetings. The first was the one with the premier of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. The two leaders, photographed shoulder to shoulder, appeared smiling. Johnson wore his usual blue suit, but with the poppy on the left revere reminiscent of the fallen of the First World War. Read also In the afternoon at 2 pm it will be the turn of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, therefore at 2.35 pm he will see the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. The agenda of the Prime Minister then foresees, at 3.35 pm, the bilateral meeting with the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi; at 16.05 with the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo; finally, at 4.40 pm, the last bilateral event with the premier of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong. The first session of the summit scheduled for today will be dedicated to “Global economy and global health”, then at 3 pm there will be a side event on support for small and medium-sized enterprises and activities managed by women with the intervention of Queen Maxima of Holland. According to what is learned, there will be interruptions during the works to allow the heads of state and government to have a series of bilateral meetings, even outside the context of the G20. At 7 pm a cultural event is scheduled for the leaders and spouses at the Baths of Diocletian, then they will be guests of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella for a dinner at the Quirinale. Tomorrow, Sunday 31, after the photo-op at 9, and after an event on the sidelines on the role of the private sector in the fight against climate change that Prince Charles will have as speaker, the leaders will resume their work at 11.05 with the session on “Climate change and energy”, then at 13.50 the session on “Sustainable development” and at 3.40 pm the final session, with the adoption of the final declaration.The press conference of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is scheduled for 4.15 pm, followed by those of the other international leaders. of the G20 to Eur. About fifty people, around 7.40, tried to block the central lane of the Cristoforo Colombo. Demonstrators were evicted. Draghi-Biden meeting Yesterday Prime Minister Draghi met US President Joe Biden. “You are doing an extraordinary job. We need to demonstrate that democracies can work and that we can produce a new economic model. You are doing it!” Chigi from a pandemic that, in March 2020, brought the country to its knees. Strengthened by a vaccination campaign that is advancing decisively, an acceleration on the green pass without equal in Europe and an Italy that has finally returned to growth, Draghi faces the G20 supported by the axis with the USA.