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13 October 2020
Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the EU High Representative Josep Borrell

On 13 October the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio went to Brussels, where he met the EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The meeting focused on some strategic foreign policy issues for Italy: Libya, Turkey, the Eastern Mediterranean and the relaunch of the EU Southern Neighbourhood Policy.  

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12 October 2020
Minister di Maio participates in the EU Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Luxembourg today to participate in the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union. The agenda is available at the following link: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/it/meetings/fac/2020/10/12/      

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Press Releases
1 October 2020
Visit to Poland by Undersecretary Scalfarotto

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Ivan Scalfarotto paid a two-day visit to Warsaw on 29 and 30 September. During the mission, the first operational follow-up to the visit to Italy of the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, Undersecretary Scalfarotto met the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Rafal Weber, and Foreign Affairs, Szymon Szynkowski. The meeting with […]

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Press Releases
29 September 2020
Minister Maio: “The vote of the Swiss is good news for Italy and Europe”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio: “The “popular initiative for the limitation” – i.e. for the amendment of the Swiss Constitution to restrict the free movement of persons provided for in the agreements with the EU – was rejected in Switzerland by more than 61% of the voters. It is the evident result […]

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Press Releases
23 September 2020
Scalfarotto meets the Albanian delegation: support to the European route of Tirana

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto opened the meeting, held in VTC, between the Albanian delegation, led by the Chief Negotiator for Albania’s accession negotiations to the European Union Zef Mazi, and the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, led by the Central Director for European Integration Nicola Verola. The purpose of the meeting […]

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21 September 2020
Minister Di Maio at the Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio leads today the Italian delegation to the Foreign Affairs Council, held in Brussels. On the agenda: Topical issues Libya EU-African Union Belarus South neighborhood

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Press Releases
11 September 2020
Meeting of Minister Di Maio with Commissioner Várhelyi

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met today at the Foreign Ministry with the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. The meeting provided an opportunity to continue the common path started with the joint visit to Tunisia last 17th August. In this regard, Minister Di Maio and Commissioner Várhelyi expressed satisfaction at the formation […]

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Press Releases
2 September 2020
Scalfarotto: imports of PVA, great appreciation for stopping duties

Undersecretary Scalfarotto greatly appreciated the vote expressed by EU Member States that blocked in the first instance the approval of duties on imports of PVA (Polyvinyl Alchol), a semifinished material essential for Italian companies, particularly in the paper sector.“Once again the excellent teamwork carried out by the Forwign Ministry offices and our Permanent Representation in […]

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Press Releases
1 September 2020
Scalfarotto: Belarus, we renew our call for dialogue

“We renew our appeal to the Belarusian Government to make dialogue with the opposition and civil society the one and only ground of confrontation for a stable negotiated solution to the current crisis,” Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto affirmed. “The European Union must continue to draw strength from the cohesion it is demonstrating on this dossier and […]

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