Ministri precedenti

Interviews

1 June 2020

Di Maio: We will close the borders to those who keep out the Italians (Corsera)

“We believe in the European spirit, but we are ready to close our borders to those who do not respect us”. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio thus responds to the closures of tourist flows announced by some countries. You said that if someone treats Italy like ‘a lazaret’ you will not remain silent. What did […]

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Press Releases

29 May 2020

Italy re-elected to the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership: international commitment to transparency, legality and the fight against corruption confirmed

Italy was once again elected to the Executive Committee of the Open Government Partnership, being the most voted candidate and winning the seat for Europe. The second consecutive term of office of our country will start from October 2020 and will last three years. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative launched in 2011. […]

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Interviews

28 May 2020

Di Maio: “Tourism will start again soon.” (Corriere del Trentino)

The (temporal) borderline is set for 15 June, when other (physical) borders can be crossed “to restore tourist flows and help the northern regions, including Trentino and South Tyrol, which have suffered the most from the pandemic”. A restart together (“We are opposed to exclusive bilateral agreements”), but “with uniform rules so as not to […]

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Press Releases

26 May 2020

Announcement of the Small Group Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh (June 4, 2020)

On June 4, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio will co-chair a virtual meeting of the 32 members of the Small Group of the Global Coalition against Daesh with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. The videoconference will allow to assess the progress of Coalition activities and to update the […]

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In detail

25 May 2020

Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg

Minister Di Maio had a telephone conversation with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg. At the centre of the talks, tourism flows in the EU: Italy and Austria will continue to work to re-establish the free movement of people in Europe as soon as possible.

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Diplomatic Network

25 May 2020

Africa Day 2020, the video marathon

Niccolò Fabi, Tommy Kuti, Kandy Guira, the Mezzotono, Baba Sissoko: these are just some of the many artists who joined the video marathon organised by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate Africa Day 2020. Today, May 25th – the anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation for African Unity (later African Union) in 1963, created to […]

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Interviews

23 May 2020

Di Maio: “I intend to tour the EU to help relaunch the Italian tourist industry” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Di Maio, do you share the views expressed by the M5S Member of Parliament Riccardo Ricciardi on the failings of the health system in Lombardy? «I wish to stress that in the midst of a nationwide health emergency, and with a worrying economic crisis looming on the horizon, we need to pull together as […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2020

Minister Di Maio holds phone talks with Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya

Minister Luigi Di Maio held a phone call today with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya. In their talks the two Ministers stressed the importance of the role the EU is called to play to foster stability in Libya, also through Operation IRINI. The two Ministers also discussed the profound convergence between Italy and Spain […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2020

Telephone conversation of Minister Di Maio with the Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu

Minister Luigi Di Maio had a long telephone conversation today with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. At the centre of the conversation was Libya, regarding which the two Ministers reiterated the importance of ensuring a political process. Di Maio and Çavuşoğlu also exchanged views on the European operation IRINI and the implementation of the […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2020

Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi

Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi. On the agenda the progress in the accession process of the Western Balkans, in particular Albania and North Macedonia, and the “Southern Neighbourhood”, for a European strategic policy towards the Mediterranean countries with focus on migration, health, environment, […]

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In detail

21 May 2020

Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

On 21 May 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. The conversation focused on the situation in Libya and the Covid-19 emergency.

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Interviews

20 May 2020

Interview of Minister Di Maio in Bild: “Come on holiday to Italy!”

“Original German version” published by Bild “Come on holiday to Italy!” Good news for all those who still consider Italy their favourite summer holidays’ destination. On the eve of the critical EU summit among Ministers of Tourism on ‘summer holidays at the time of the Coronavirus’, the Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, in the […]

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