Della Vedova – «Contro la legge antiblasfemia in Pakistan cresce la consapevolezza» (Avvenire)
Le autorità pachistane sono coscienti che rispetto dei diritti umani nel Paese, lotta al terrorismo, contenimento dell’estremismo religioso e protezione delle minoranze non risultano solo costruttivi nei rapporti diretti e multilaterali, ma hanno una ricaduta sulla percezione che da noi si ha del Paese asiatico e della comunità pachistana in Italia, la seconda come consistenza […]
Read moreGentiloni: “The nay-saying countries are short-sighted” (La Stampa)
“All of this reluctance to accept the European Commission’s immigration plan seems short-sighted to me”. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has always taken a cautious approach and avoided any show of triumphalism even when – in mid-May – Italy could have claimed the transformation of the immigration dossier into a shared, European dossier, as a national […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Dialogue with Putin but Italy remains at the side of Western allies» (Corriere della Sera)
I believe that Russia needs reassuring on one point, and that is that Ukraine’s entry into NATO is not a realistic possibility; but that NATO will defend its borders is in the organisation’s nature. We must take note of President Putin’s statement denying any aggressive intentions. On the other hand, it is odd to have […]
Read moreGiro: “More system with Latin America” (Il Sole 24 Ore)
The VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference will take place on 12 and 13 June in Milan at EXPO and the Lombardy Region. Attending will be more than 14 Latin American and Caribbean ministers, the president of the council, at least 3 Latin American presidents, Minister Gentiloni, EU High Representative Mogherini and other Italian ministers. […]
Read more‘Pivot to the Mediterranean’: Editoriale del Ministro Gentiloni sulla rivista ‘Foreign Affairs’
The Mediterranean is the cradle of Greek culture, of the Roman Empire, of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is a sea with many names: Mare Nostrum, “Our Sea,” for the Romans; Akdeniz, or “White Sea,” for the Turks; Yam Gadol, or “Great Sea,” for the Jews; Mittelmeer, or “Middle Sea,” for the Germans. Africa, Asia, and Europe meet here, […]
Read morePistelli «Più fondi per potenziare la diplomazia economica» (Il Sole 24 ore)
«C’è una portentosa domanda di Italia nel mondo che significa ancora più export per le nostre imprese e investimenti nel nostro Paese e quindi in sostanza più Pil, ma per questo serve una forte diplomazia economica e culturale da affiancare alla cooperazione e alle missioni internazionali che aiutano a gestire fenomeni come le migrazioni e […]
Read moreGentiloni – “Migrants: the future of the EU is at stake” (Avvenire)
“It’s a good start. But now the delicate negotiations are starting – negotiations that are complex and full of unknowns”. After a night of talks and contacts with Europe, Paolo Gentiloni is opting for realism. “The European Commission’s proposal on immigration should not be taken for a final decision. It’s a positive step, it establishes […]
Read more“From Syria to Iraq to Libya, Russia is crucial”, says Gentiloni
Spain is heading towards the indignado populism of Podemos; Poland has elected Andrzej Duda, an ultra-nationalist who hates Brussels perhaps even more than he hates Moscow, Greece is on the brink of leaving the single currency; and Great Britain is planning for its departure from the European Union. Is populism consuming the European project and […]
Read moreGentiloni: «Egoists those who reneg on migrant quotas» (Il Messaggero)
Minister Paolo Gentiloni, we have Europe’s “yes” on the naval expedition, but also a “no” from some countries to the obligatory quota system for asylum seekers. As foreign minister, what’s your view? «Positive, about the decisions taken. The mission urged by Premier Renzi and ruled on by the European Council of 23 April was set […]
Read morePistelli: «Non c’è solo la Libia. La sfida è sempre più globale» (La Stampa)
«Vediamo solo la coda dell’elefante….» Scusi vice ministro Lapo Pistelli, di che elefante parla? «Il fenomeno migratorio è planetario ma noi ne vediamo solo un pezzo, appunto la coda dell’elefante». Il caso Libia è una porzione? «Sì. Ci siamo mai accorti che in Tunisia ci sono 1 milione di libici? Per non dire del milione […]
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