Gentiloni: «Too much pressure on Italy and Germany, either Europe acts or we’re over the cliff» (la Repubblica)
Minister Paolo Gentiloni, your country has long known the tragedy of refugees in the Mediterranean, but Italy’s voice has not been heard. Has it not been loud enough? «It is sad that Europe needs a tragedy to get moving. The fact is, however, that last April, when a boatload capsized in the Mediterranean, killing hundreds, […]
Read moreGentiloni: “The Mediterranean is our treasure ” (L’Espresso)
The apocalypse of the migrants and the stabilisation of Libya; Europe’s egotism and the never-ending war in Syria; the fight against terrorism and Italy’s return to Africa, as well as the bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. In this conversation with “l’Espresso” Paolo Gentiloni discusses the challenges Italy is up against […]
Read moreThe unending migration tragedy – Gentiloni: “Now Europe knows”
Interview with the minister: common rules on asylum and repatriation. White House: EU must stop traffickers “The horror of the lorry has convinced hawks, Europe has understood this is everyone’s tragedy” Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Foreign Affairs: “The tragedy of Austria is proof that the migration emergency is not ours alone. Members must not be […]
Read more“Enough talk of homework”, says Gentiloni. “Italy is doing its duty” (Corriere della Sera)
The German Chancellor, Merkel, and the French President, Hollande, are urging our government to open migrant registration centres “in a short timescale, by the end of the year”. And Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s reply is that “Italy is doing what it must do, indeed much more: saving tens of thousands of human lives and […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Europe must change now or Schengen’s in jeopardy» (Messaggero)
ROME «The issue of immigration threatens to bring out the worst in Europe, amid member state egoisms, disparate decision-making and polemics. I’m worried. It is going to be on this question that Europe either rediscovers its soul or else truly loses it». According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni there has to be agreement, […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Libya, immediate accord or we’ll be facing another Somalia» (La Stampa)
Migrants continue to die in the Mediterranean – there is talk of up to 2500 victims since the start of the year. Minister Gentiloni, what are we doing and what can we do? «We have had a record number of arrivals this year, but also a record number of rescues. Unfortunately, no matter how much […]
Read more“People are engaging in demagoguery over the corpses in the sea but Italy is not driven by self-interest”, says Gentiloni (Repubblica)
“People peddling demagoguery against the migrants are not solving anything. And luckily most Italians aren’t being taken in by them. But I don’t want to get into political arguments”. On the day when the photos of the ‘dots in the sea’ are hitting the front pages of the international press after the umpteenth disaster in […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Accord with Tripoli is possible» (Nazione-Carlino-Giorno)
“Libya’s destiny depends on the Libyans. If a negotiated agreement is not reached, stability cannot be imposed from the outside. Our objective is to encourage an accord in any case; we are ready to lend a hand at every level, from the economy to security, and we are also prepared use individual sanctions to isolate […]
Read moreGentiloni: “Libyan bank should stop funds to those who oppose peace” (Corriere della Sera)
“I believe that the offensive launched by Turkey against ISIS in northern Syria is important. The risk of Ankara’s involvement in the anti-Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] coalition overlapping with the internal dynamics of the Kurdish question has existed for months. The Turkish authorities have not only reacted to the Daesh attacks but also granted the […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Athens is to blame, not the Germans. Time now to avoid EU exit» (Corriere della Sera)
«The situation has not been resolved with the Greek referendum’s “NO” victory. I understand the Syriza voters’ celebrations, a bit less the Italian cheering section. The vote established that Tsipras has the support of the majority of Greeks, but this is not the solution. It is now time for Greece and the EU to set […]
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