EU, Von der Leyen: “Italy’s appeal to Europe on Covid is right”

BRUSSELS. “I remember well the beginning of the pandemic and Italy’s appeal to Europe. The Italians asked for solidarity and coordination of Europe. Italy was right. Europe had to intervene. And this is what we have done”. Thus the president of the EU Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, in the speech on the State of the Union 2021.