Gentiloni: «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 […]
Read moreGentiloni: “The great challenge of global terrorism” (l’Unità)
“Black Friday”, with terrorist attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait did not spring from an order from a terrorist super-HQ. Not a single, unified command but a single crisis links the episodes of that day and requires a global approach to tackling the challenge. This is particularly true for Italy, which through geography and history […]
Read more“We can only fight terror if we’re united”, says Gentiloni (Il Messaggero)
“To combat terrorism, we need to be united. Including the political forces, and by working with the representatives of over 1.2 million Italian Muslims who have every interest in isolating and defeating the small fundamentalist minorities who support the terrorists”. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is analysing the global offensive of terror, from Tunisia to Somalia, […]
Read moreGentiloni: ‘Giusto fare pressioni perché la Russia rispetti Minsk’ (La Repubblica)
Intervista di Arturo Zampaglione NEW YORK. Secondo il ministro degli Esteri Paolo Gentiloni, il deterioramento degli scambi commerciali con Mosca non dipende solo dalle sanzioni approvate dopo l’aggressione in Ucraina, ma anche dalla grave crisi economica russa, dal crollo del prezzo del petrolio e forse anche dalla fuga dei capitali degli oligarchi. «Ma nonostante queste […]
Read moreDella 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 […]
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