Rome, Sept. 5 (LaPresse) – “We have bet on a different idea of Southern Italy from the one we have seen so many times before, the idea that problems can be solved through patronage networks, or that Southern Italy is simply a problem to be fixed. We made a different bet: to demonstrate that the South could become Italy’s driving force. We invested, we put infrastructure in place, and we invested through the single Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which alone has generated €60 billion in investments.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this on the sidelines of her visit to Policoro (Matera), where she inspected the areas hardest hit by the violent tornado that struck the area in recent days. “Today, GDP in the South is growing faster than the national average, and employment in the South is also growing faster than the national average,” the Prime Minister added. “This means that it could be done and it can be done, but it requires policies based on a different mindset. We must now address the problem of too many young people leaving — young people whom these territories train through investment, only for them to go and put what has been invested in them to use elsewhere. That is the next priority.”
Southern Italy, Meloni: “GDP and employment doing well, next priority is keeping young people here”
Rome, Sept. 5 (LaPresse) – “We have bet on a different idea of Southern Italy from the one we have seen so many times before, the idea that problems can be solved through patronage networks, or that Southern Italy is simply a problem to be fixed. We made a different bet: to demonstrate that the South could become Italy’s driving force. We invested, we put infrastructure in place, and we invested through the single Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which alone has generated €60 billion in investments.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this on the sidelines of her visit to Policoro (Matera), where she inspected the areas hardest hit by the violent tornado that struck the area in recent days. “Today, GDP in the South is growing faster than the national average, and employment in the South is also growing faster than the national average,” the Prime Minister added. “This means that it could be done and it can be done, but it requires policies based on a different mindset. We must now address the problem of too many young people leaving — young people whom these territories train through investment, only for them to go and put what has been invested in them to use elsewhere. That is the next priority.”