Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, speaks at the Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE).
The work of the CGIE Plenary Assembly, which started on June 18, will continue until June 21 in the Foreign Ministry’s International Conference Room.
The General Council of Italians Abroad is the advisory body to the Italian Government and Parliament on major issues of interest to Italians abroad and meets at least once a year. Among its many duties, the CGIE aims to foster and facilitate the improvement of the living conditions of Italian communities abroad and strengthen their ties with Italy, as well as to ensure the most effective protection of the rights of Italians abroad, facilitate the safeguarding of their cultural and linguistic identity and promote their economic and commercial initiatives. Made up of 63 Councillors, 20 of whom appointed by the Government and 43 elected to represent Italian communities, the CGIE is chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
