Alfano: «Europe is worried but Moscow should not be isolated» (Il Messaggero)
“I talked about the Navalny case with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. I raised the issue both in the bilateral meeting with my counterpart and in the press conference. I expressed my concern for what happened and asserted my full agreement with the stand taken by the European Union,” stated Angelino Alfano, the Italian Foreign Minister, […]
Read moreInterview of Minister Alfano with Ria Novost
Mister Minister, soon you are to meet again with Sergey Lavrov; it will be your second meeting after the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bonn. What are the points you intend to discuss with your Russian counterpart? My meeting with Sergey Lavrov will offer a valuable opportunity to discuss the principal international dossiers, in connection […]
Read moreMario Giro: “We are the children of anxiety. This is how we can tackle the challenge of fear” (Avvenire)
Europe’s journey, as Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni called it, has come to a difficult turn. Once again Europeans must make “the oldest of choices: between good and evil,” he added. These are weighty words that oblige us to look inside our being European in order to respond to the call of history voiced by Pope […]
Read more“Challenge facing Italian cooperation. Our priority is Africa” (by minister Alfano)
Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has reflected on the challenges that lie ahead for Italian cooperation. Setting aside political current affairs, the crazy attack on Westminster, the terrorism emergency, the Treaties of Rome, the minister spoke for 40 minutes about what the goals of the next three-year period will be. He […]
Read moreAlfano: “EU, three routes to follow to avoid insignificance” (La Stampa)
Dear Mr. Editor, we wish to be the builders of a new Europe, fully aware of its scope, capable of ‘feeling’ every single piece, as if they were the piano keys playing a single note. The celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome are a progressive event, which will attract and fascinate […]
Read moreAlfano: “Teamwork for the Italy of tomorrow” (Il Sole 24 Ore)
The idea of design, of designing the future comes to us from afar, from the workshops of the Renaissance, in which craftsmanship, the search of innovation and the ties with the local territory merged into every product. That is how big talents were born, the Masters of the time as well as the inventions that […]
Read moreAlfano: “The vision shared by Italy and the Holy See should be enhanced” (Avvenire)
Dear Editor, Today is an important day for relations between Italy and the Holy See: we are commemorating the signing of the Lateran Treaty. When the Treaty was signed in 1929 and then followed by the New Concordat in 1984, those achievements were greeted very favourably on the two banks of the Tiber. The shared […]
Read moreAlfano: «Populism will not prevail. I hope the French will choose to remain in Europe» (La Stampa)
While waiting to take off for Brussels to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Ministers this morning, Angelino Alfano admits he cannot imagine a victory by Marine Le Pen capable of breaking up Europe. On the contrary, he admits that he finds nothing “scandalous” in the possibility of talking of a multi-speed Europe in […]
Read moreLetter to the editor from Minister Alfano – “The strength of a Union of concentric circles” (Corriere della Sera)
I am surprised at the great stir caused by the statements recently released by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a two-speed Europe. In Europe, different speeds, concentric circles and a differentiation according to the context, are already a reality. The issue therefore is not “if” but how and when to come to terms with this […]
Read moreAlfano: «Teamwork between enterprises and diplomacy» (Il Sole 24 Ore)
“In two years, Italian companies have won 756 contracts in ninety Countries. Prometeia estimates that we have produced value added for over 16.4 billion euros, accounting for 1.1% of our annual GDP, and tax revenues for 6.7 billion, thus generating a fallout on employment with 234,000 jobs,” said Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, while taking stock […]
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