Moavero «Italy must remain open to the world. Let us not forget our own interests» (Corriere della Sera)
Enzo Moavero Milanesi, 65, Foreign Minister over the last 15 months, spends his Sunday afternoons putting in order his office in the silence-shrouded Farnesina. Your colleague Giovanni Tria says that Italy’s internal divisions make us unaware of everything that is going on outside. Do you agree? «It is inevitable for a Nation to focus on its […]
Read moreMoavero «Souverainism is a divisive recipe» (Avvenire)
«We have shown that Italy’s public finances are in order. » The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, «after having heard too many harsh words», happily surrenders to the «embrace of the Meeting». He gives thumbs down to anti-Europeanism and does not disavow the work done thus far. For the future, he thinks positive: […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi – «Our industry is competitive and free trade is vital for us» (Il Sole 24 Ore)
Italy’s diplomacy is facing up to the challenges of globalisation in order to defend national interests, promote Italy’s “soft power” and improve the presence of our products in the Far East, Africa and Latin America. Italy intends to remain loyal to the three great pillars consisting of the United Nations, NATO and EU without however […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi- Migrants: the Italian Plan (Corriere della Sera)
Enzo Moavero Milanesi has been working on this ever since he was first appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs a little over a year ago. He talked about it last Thursday with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and with the Minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini. He will be presenting these ideas tomorrow, at the EU Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi – A Trieste Declaration, ranging from security to environmental protection, capable of relaunching cooperation to meet new common challenges. (Il Piccolo)
The CEI will start off again from Trieste with a “Declaration” in which the Foreign Ministers of the Member States will commit to start cooperating in this growingly strategic area between West and East, capable of supporting new geopolitical conditions and challenges. The statement was made by the Italian Foreign Minister, Enzo Moaveri Milanesi, who […]
Read more“Minister Salvini is correct – migrant arrivals are his responsibility.” (Il Messaggero)
Minister Moavero, have you received the letter from Interior Minister Salvini asking you and Prime Minister Conte to do more with regard to the repatriation of migrants?”Yes, of course, and I have also replied. I have no fundamental objections to what Matteo Salvini has written. It is right that we need to make the complicated […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi – «Sovereigntists and People’s Parties together in Europe? Difficult but possible» (Corriere della Sera)
A stronger Europe, also without amending the Treaties. In the five proposals that the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung launched on the front page, Enzo Moavero Milanesi indicates a “Europeanist Way” ahead of the 26 May EU elections. The Italian Foreign Minister outlines «Five concrete proposals for a more effective European Union aimed at giving […]
Read moreNo, there is no fleeing from Europe
Europe and China. Italy and Brexit. Change and elections. France and the disputes. Isolation and diplomacy. And then an overarching question: Does the Italian government actually realize what the seventh industrial power of the planet is risking by changing its alliances, isolating itself from the G7, upsetting the balance within NATO, taking its own separate […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi: «EU and NATO: the agreement with China does not undermine our cornerstones » «China, no tension with USA and EU»
«For Italy, the European integration process, NATO, and especially the alliance and the loyal friendship with the United States, remain essential cornerstones. The signing of a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ with China does not alter our founding guiding principles, especially as it is not legally binding. » The statement was made by Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero […]
Read moreMoavero Milanesi: «Disagreements over the TAV high-speed rail are likely to stay between Italy and France; if necessary, we’ll bring the issue to the scrutiny of Parliament» (Corriere della Sera)
«The return of the French ambassador to Rome is in the order of things. » So, peace has been made, Minister Moavero Milanesi? «As far as I have gathered, the recall depended more on several political dynamics than on the two Countries’ diplomatic relations and it is important that the ambassador returned in a relatively […]
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