ITALY – ROME – EU COMMISSION – PRESIDENT – ELECT – NEW PACT ON MIGRATION #Gallery

ROME, Aug. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) — European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a news conference in Rome, Italy, Aug. 2, 2019. The European Union (EU) Commission could propose a new “effective, efficient, but also human” pact on migration and asylum, European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said here on Friday before meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/ Xinhua/IANS)nThemed “40 Years Ahead: Stronger Friendship, Closer Cooperation,” the U.S.-China Sister Cities Mayors’ Summit has gathered some 200 representatives from dozens of Chinese and U.S. cities and provinces to discuss topics such as innovation and smart cities, maritime silk road, metroplex collaboration and Sino-foreign education exchanges. nTO GO WITH “1st LD Writethru: U.S., Chinese representatives meet for closer mayors’ cooperation in Houston” (Xinhua/Liu Liwei/IANS)

ROME, Aug. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (R) speaks at a news conference with European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen in Rome, Italy, Aug. 2, 2019. The European Union Commission could propose a new “effective, efficient, but also human” pact on migration and asylum, European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said here on Friday before meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/ Xinhua/IANS)n However, the ruling parties and others advocating constitutional reform did not win the needed 85 seats to get a two-thirds majority, a prerequisite for any amendment. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi/IANS)