Gentiloni: IS will try to strike again but on the ground it’s losing. The Union must change, it’s too rigid (La Repubblica)
Minister Paolo Gentiloni, 2015 seems to have been marked from start to finish by the challenge posed by Da’esh. Now the “caliph” ” al-Baghdadi has appeared again and is saying that the US and Russian raids have not weakened it. “Al Baghdadi’s message, quite apart from the necessary verification, which requires more time, aims to […]
Read moreGentiloni: We are very active in Syrian talks. Mosul, strategic intervention (Corriere della Sera)
“The crises in Syria and Libya have brought out the need for a concerted effort in the Mediterranean; major powers, European powers and influential regional powers working together on solutions. But this is something that we are going to have to force ourselves to make stable with the minimum means needed to make that possible: […]
Read moreOur Strategy (L’Unità)
Syria is today the “mother” of all Mideast crises, and is receiving priority attention from the international community. Its dramatic humanitarian consequences and impact on the refugee phenomenon are there for all to see. The International Syria Support Group that has met twice in Vienna, and of which Italy is a member, has launched an […]
Read moreMediterranean crisis: the role of Italy and the anti-ISIS coalition (Corriere della Sera)
The turmoil in the Mediterranean is a challenge that strikes to the very core of Europe. The terrorist threat and the flow of migrants arriving on our borders are two questions that we must keep separate, but which both put us to the test. They place the values on which the European Union was founded […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Italy in the forefront, but a mistake to speak of war» (Le Repubblica)
“Let’s not call it war”, says Minister for Foriegn Affairs Paolo Gentiloni on a flight to Brussels for the monthly foreign ministers meeting. The agenda was to be immigration, but that has changed since the massacres in Paris. The minister urges caution in the use of certain words. “We are in the forefront in the […]
Read moreGentiloni: “Binding reductions in greenhouse emissions” (Il Sole 24 Ore Focus)
To meet the challenges of the future, innovation and sustainability are key. In energy, one of the most important sectors of the green economy and one of those subject to the strongest pressure to combat climate change, this means renewable sources, energy saving, innovation and research. Italy is well placed – better than any other […]
Read moreGentiloni: Lessons of Rabin alive 20 years on (Il Messaggero)
Amid terrible days in the Middle East, the 20th anniversary of the murder of Rabin Yitzhak Rabin: beloved Israeli leader and Nobel laureate, whose image remains inextricably linked with that of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whose hand Rabin shook on the White House lawn under the gaze of Bill Clinton. It was precisely that Israeli-Palestinian […]
Read moreGentiloni: “Attack in Ankara perpetrated by the enemies of peace in the Middle East” (la Repubblica)
“With 3 weeks to go until the elections, Turkey has been hit by a horrific attack. On behalf of Italy, I extend Italy’s sorrow and condolences to the Turkish government and people. Our sympathy goes out to the victims, who were taking part in a demonstration for peace and democracy and against the terrorist violence […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Italian letter to founder countries to build a Europe of two levels» (Corriere della Sera)
“It is no secret that Libya is more on our minds than Syria. There has been no decision to bomb Iraq. Much less to hide it from or not inform the Parliament”. The place is Milan, Via Solferino, the offices of Corriere della Sera, and Minister Paolo Gentiloni winds up a day in Lombardy that […]
Read moreGentiloni: “No Ukraine-Syria exchange. Putin must not use force” (La Stampa)
A tragedy. The bombardment of the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital is a tragic and unjustifiable error that foregrounds the events of last week, when the Taleban took control of Kunduz, a city of 300,000. It shows how delicate the transition in Afghanistan remains, where the non-combat NATO mission Resolute Support is coming to a conclusion. […]
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