Del Re: “Lebanon is facing its own destiny” (Limes)
A terrible explosion in the harbour of Lebanon’s port city of Beirut, Hangar 12, led to massive destruction. However, it is not only the saddest figures of the tragedy – one hundred and sixty dead, more than six thousand injured, over three hundred thousand people displaced – as well as the destruction of the port […]
Read moreMs Del Re: “Alongside the Lebanese: cooperation and dialogue avoid radicalism” (Avvenire)
Emanuela Claudia Del Re is in the middle of coordinating Italian aid to Lebanon. Not only because she is Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (M5s). As an expert sociologist in international politics, she has followed for several years, since 2010, a reconciliation project in the Lebanon’s Tripoli. And she is confident about the […]
Read moreInterview of Minister Di Maio to Repubblica
DI MAIO: «THE MAJORITY PARTIES WILL FIND AN AGREEMENT AND WE WON’T NEED FORZA ITALIA» ROME – Luigi Di Maio understands why the electoral reform law proposal has created such a stir within the Democratic Party and the haste to adopt a proportional system before the referendum on reducing the number of MPs. Regarding the so-called “security […]
Read moreDi Maio: “Wish you were here… Italy appeals for tourists” (The Times)
British tourists should not be afraid of coming to Italy, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday, despite fears that a second wave of Covid-19 infections is beginning in western Europe. “Italy has lived through one of the most difficult moments of its history,” Luigi Di Maio told The Times. “But thanks to our doctors and experts and the great […]
Read moreMr Di Maio: “Barges have to be decommissioned. It is a national emergency” (Corriere della Sera)
Luigi Di Maio, you have expressed concern about the situation of sea arrivals. In the past you supported the hard line of the blockade of ships. And now? “You know, first of all I would like to clarify that it is not about following a hard line or not, there is no ideological approach to […]
Read moreDi Maio: “Now we need to cut taxes and launch a green industry plan. Conte head of the 5S Movement? He must join it first”
Minister Luigi Di Maio, your thoughts on the Recovery Fund? «The core of the agreement is about the future of our young generations and not the interests of any individual State. This is great news. Europe was at a crossroads and it has chosen to respond. Now it’s up to us to provide answers to […]
Read moreDi Maio: “Letta, Draghi, Mion: it’s part of my job, I speak with people who have different views from me” (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
Dear Director, I have decided to write this letter because I’ve noticed that, for several days now, my appointment schedule is making headline news, with misleading reconstructions penned even by yourself, which particularly pained me. I want to be clear, the press must do its job. Someone has said that the duty of a journalist […]
Read moreInterview of Minister Di Maio to Il Foglio
DI MAIO SPEAKS WITH “SPORTELLATE”. IN LIBYA WE NEED BOTH DIALOGUE AND FORCEFULNESS Di Maio says that the wells dug by Eni in Libya are geostrategic assets of Italy and must therefore “be forcefully defended”. Di Maio mentions the praise spoken by Merkel (she approached me and said: “You are well spoken of”). Di Maio […]
Read moreDel Re: Coronavirus, from the vaccine to inequalities between countries and within countries. Italy and Europe ready for the challenge of the future in order to “rebuild better” (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
The inter-institutional Operating Coordination Committee on Italy’s contribution to the prevention of and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic was inaugurated on 30 June at the Farnesina. From a political point of view, the Committee offers a centre of liaison and coordination of the initiatives of all the actors involved, in order to consolidate the […]
Read moreDel Re: “Let’s help Africa to help ourselves” (Corriere della Sera)
In Italy there are over 6 million people involved in voluntary work. When people say to me that this is “the other Italy”, I reply: “No, this is Italy”. In our country there is a keen sense of philanthropy and selflessness, also secular in nature. It is part of our DNA. For example, the Spedale […]
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