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Press Releases
24 November 2020
Del Re at the EU FAC on Development: urgent action needed in Tigray

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, took part in the video conference of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in its ‘development’ format. During the meeting there was a discussion on debt relief and investments to achieve the SDGs. The Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, the Commissioner for International Partnerships, […]

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18 November 2020
Il lungo addio: i negoziati sulla Brexit verso il traguardo? O si rischia il no deal?

Dal referendum sull’uscita del Regno Unito dall’Ue sono passati quattro anni e i negoziatori di Bruxelles e Londra cercano una soluzione per definire le loro relazioni future. I nodi in gioco, il rischio di non arrivare a un accordo, le conseguenze sugli italiani: facciamo il punto sulla situazione insieme a Nicola Verola, Direttore Centrale per l’integrazione […]

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13 November 2020
Minister Di Maio talks on the phone with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania

On 13 November 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama. The conversation focused, among other things, on the fight against Covid-19 and bilateral cooperation, Albania’s European perspective, cooperation in the framework of Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship.  

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12 November 2020
Kosovo, Italy welcomes latest developments

We welcome the endorsement made by the Implementation and Monitoring Council (IMC) on Special Protective Zones in Kosovo, of the Italy-facilitated solution to the long-standing issue of the road network near the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Deçan/Dečane. The IMC decision was made possible thanks to the facilitation between the parties carried out by the Italian […]

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11 November 2020
Minister Luigi Di Maio attends Question Time at the Chamber of Deputies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, answers questions on the initiatives aimed at averting civil war in Ethiopia and protecting the Italian companies operating in that country (Quartapelle Procopio – PD); on the initiatives aimed at containing Turkish expansionism, also in relation to the respect of the Montego Bay Treaty […]

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Press Releases
10 November 2020
EU-USA, Scalfarotto: “It’s time to revive relations”

Deputy Minister Ivan Scalfarotto attended an informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) held today by video conference. In thanking the German Presidency and the Executive Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Trade Dombrovskis for their work, the Deputy Minister immediately noted that the outcome of the United States presidential election could […]

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Press Releases
9 November 2020
Mediterranean, Sereni: a strategic priority for Italy and the EU

“The Mediterranean has always been a crossroads for different people and a cultural melting pot” said the Italian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, speaking by video conference at the 5th EU-Arab World Summit, promoted by the Delphi Economic Forum under the patronage of the Greek Government. “Today, the Mediterranean region – Ms. Sereni […]

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Press Releases
9 November 2020
Scalfarotto: enlargement to the Balkans must be an EU priority

“Deputy Minister Ivan Scalfarotto spoke by video conference at the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Berlin Process on the Western Balkans. At the centre of the Meeting, co-chaired by Bulgaria and North Macedonia, were the issues of connectivity and mobility within the region and with the European Union, the enhancement of young people, in […]

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9 November 2020
#FARNESINAXLEIMPRESE – 100 indicazioni geografiche Cina-Ue

Centinaia di prodotti agroalimentari europei saranno tutelati da un accordo da poco sottoscritto tra la Cina e l’UE. Ventisei sono italiani: vini, salumi e formaggi della nostra tradizione che saranno protetti dall’utilizzo di imitazioni, simboli o nomi ambigui.  Vai alla puntata sul nostro canale Spreaker.  

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Press Releases
6 November 2020
Foreign Ministry Note – Vice Minister Del Re meets with the Secretary of State of Portugal

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re met, in VTC, with Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal, to discuss relations between the EU and Africa and cooperation activities in that continent, in view of the forthcoming six months of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council that will kick off on 1 January. Secretary Ribeiro and Vice Minister Del Re highlighted the common interest of Italy and […]

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Interviews
4 November 2020
Di Maio: «Fermiamo gli sbarchi, è un problema di sicurezza nazionale» (Corriere della Sera)

Ministro Luigi Di Maio, mentre l’Europa affronta una delle battaglie più dure di sempre contro il Covid, si riaffaccia il terrorismo dalla Francia all’Austria. Ritiene che la scelta temporale non sia casuale? «Probabilmente non lo è. Non sarebbe la prima volta, spesso il terrorismo ha colpito nei momenti più difficili dell’Europa. Vogliono destabilizzarti incutendo terrore e paura […]

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