Ljubljana – “I am particularly pleased with the start of a new partnership with Slovenia” that “represents a further step towards the construction of a genuine European civil service.” This was stated by Luigi Bobba, undersecretary of labor and welfare, after the bilateral meeting in Ljubljana which has laid the foundation to develop initiatives between the two countries for the exchange of volunteers from the Civil Service, engaged in socially useful activities and collaboration in the social economy. An open cooperation with the possible participation of other interested countries. With the aim to concretely implement this project, Italy and Slovenia are preparing to sign in the next few months, a statement of intent indicating the ways and areas of cooperation, agreed in advance by the respective national authorities. (9Colonne)