Foreign News, edition of 22 May 2024

We talk about the Mediterranean, Assange's Mattei plan and young people for the G7

MIGRANTS. GREECE, CHARGES DISMISSED FOR THE ‘ADRIANA’ SHIPWRECK

No one was to blame for the shipwreck of the Adriana, the fishing vessel that sank in the Aegean Sea on 14 June with hundreds of migrants on board. A Greek court has in fact dismissed the charges against nine defendants, Egyptian citizens who survived the events, who risked life imprisonment. The judges declared themselves not competent because the shipwreck occurred in international waters. The responsibilities of the Greek Coast Guard remain to be clarified, which according to some reconstructions caused the capsizing of the Adriana with its intervention.

ASSANGE. LONDON COURT GRANTS APPEAL AGAINST US EXTRADITION

The United States should withdraw the charges against Julian Assange and allow the founder of Wikileaks to return to freedom: this is the appeal that comes from Rome, after the decision of the High Court of London to still allow the journalist to appeal against the risk of extradition to America. Accused of espionage, Assange risks a sentence of 175 years in prison. Riccardo Noury, spokesperson for the organization Amnesty International Italy: “Here there is only one thing to demand; if the Biden administration wants to be remembered for what it has done for press freedom, it must cancel the accusations, it must cancel the extradition warrant and leave Assange alone”.

MATTEI PLAN. COOPERATION AGENCY PREPARES NEW OFFICES IN AFRICA

“If you are not in the territories you cannot understand the needs of the partner countries with which we collaborate”. Marco Riccardo Rusconi, director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics), participates in Codeway Expo, an event hosted in the pavilions of the Nuova Fiera di Roma, where we talk about Italy’s foreign policy. A privileged space is reserved for businesses, cooperation and Africa, in the spirit of the Mattei Plan wanted by the government. And the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation announces the opening of two offices: in Uganda and in Ivory Coast, the country where the African Development Bank is based. Rusconi again: “We are in the era of the Mattei Plan. The Mattei Plan asks all those involved in cooperation for greater commitment and a more important effort”.

G7. 300 IN ROME FOR YOUTH 7: ‘EVERYONE’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION’

More than 300 young people aged between 20 and 35 from ten different countries were protagonists in Rome of Youth 7 (Y7), a network and laboratory called to dialogue with the Italian presidency of the G7. The appointment was opened this week by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani with also the director general of FAO, Qu Dongyu. Alberta Pelino, representative of Youth 7, begins with the right to study: “It is very important to talk about access to education to ensure that every young person in every part of the world, regardless of their social and economic background, can have the same opportunities “.