Ministri precedenti

Interviews

14 August 2017

Interview by Minister Alfano on Bild – “Europe has stood us up”

“Europe has stood us up” The Italian Foreign Minister on Bild by Paul Ronzheimer   Bild: Mister Minister, is the situation on the Mediterranean route comparable to the migration crisis in 2015?   Angelino Alfano: The number of migrants who have come to Italy this year has reached a dimension that is very difficult for us […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2017

Alfano: “Condolences for the victims of the earthquake in China”

“I express my sympathy to the families of the victims of the earthquake that has struck the Chinese province of Sichuan and I wish a prompt recovery to the people injured. I would like to convey the condolences of Italy to the Government of China,” affirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino […]

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Press Releases

9 August 2017

Alfano: “Two million euros for refugees in Ethiopia from the Fund for Africa”

Italy has made a 2-million-euro contribution for cooperation interventions in favour of refugees in Ethiopia through the Fund for Africa. It is an emergency humanitarian action aimed at providing tangible support to the numerous refugees, mostly Eritrean, who are distributed in the four refugee camps in the Tigray region. Moreover, other funds will be earmarked […]

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In detail

8 August 2017

National Day commemorating Italian workers around the world

Dear fellow-citizens, Allow me to affirm my sincerest participation in the anniversary of the tragedy of Marcinelle, which occurred on 8 August 1956. Since 2001 the anniversary has been proclaimed “National Day commemorating Italian workers around the world”. Every year therefore our moved thoughts go to all the Italians who have died while working abroad. […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2017

“Ethiopia. Italy approves two emergency humanitarian initiatives”

Alfano: “Political, social and environmental problems in the Horn of Africa cause large migration flows. In Ethiopia, living conditions are made extremely difficult by the El Niño climate phenomenon, obliging the Country to tackle one of the most serious climate shocks in its history. According to the WHO, it is the most serious humanitarian crisis […]

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In detail

8 August 2017

Minister Alfano meets with the United Nations Special Representative for Libya

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, this morning at the Farnesina met with the new United Nations Special Representative for Libya, Ghassan Salamé. It was Mr Salamé’s is first visit in Europe since he took office, giving it particular relevance because it was his first meeting since the talks he […]

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Interviews

8 August 2017

Alfano: “Italy’s agenda for Libya” (Corriere della Sera)

Today at the Farnesina, the Foreign Minister will meet with the United Nations Special Representative for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on his first mission to Europe since he took office. It is an important visit because it offers Mr Salamé the opportunity of reporting on the outcome of the meetings he had in Tripoli and Tobruk, […]

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Press Releases

6 August 2017

Alfano: “I firmly condemn the vile attack in Ozubulu”

“I firmly condemn the vile attack launched today on the Catholic Church of St. Philip, in Ozubulu, in southeast Nigeria. It resulted all the more brutal and vile because it struck the worshippers while they were in prayer. This yet other massacre of Christians confirms that we cannot lower our guard against acts of terrorism […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2017

Meeting between Minister Alfano and the new United Nations Special Representative for Libya, Ghassan Salamé – 8 August at the Farnesina

The new United Nations Special Representative for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, at the Farnesina at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, 8 August. It is Mr Salamé’s is first visit in Europe since he took office and it is particularly relevant because it is the […]

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Press Releases

4 August 2017

Aid to the Iraqi population

“In order to tackle some of the most severe aspects of the humanitarian crisis which have hit Iraq, and Mosul in particular, we have decided to allocate a 1.5 million euro aid package through the Italian Cooperation service to help the displaced Iraqi population and Syrian refugees living in Iraq,” said the Minister of Foreign […]

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Press Releases

3 August 2017

Albania, wildfire emergency. “Italy will provide the necessary assistance,” Alfano told Bushati

“In this difficult moment, we express our closeness to the Albanian people and offer their government our tangible support: the Foreign Ministry immediately reported the seriousness of the situation to the Civil Protection service, which will do its best to provide all the necessary assistance,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, […]

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Press Releases

2 August 2017

Alfano: “We welcome with great favour the news of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourly Relations between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria”

We welcome with great favour the news of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourly Relations between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria. The prime ministers of Macedonia and Bulgaria, only a few weeks after the Trieste Summit, which they both attended, obtained a very important result by taking a […]

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