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Press Releases
31 May 2017
Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and Minister Le Drian

“Along with my French colleague, with whom there was already a well established and direct relationship, we expressed our agreement on Italy’s and France’s joint responsibility as EU founding countries to boost the relaunch of the Union, taking advantage of the new opportunities granted by the Rome Declaration,” said Minister Alfano at the end of the telephone conversation with […]

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31 May 2017
Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement, Johannes Hahn. The telephone call, which focused on the Western Balkans Summit due to take place under the Italian presidency on 12th July in Trieste, provided an opportunity for a further […]

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31 May 2017
Zagreb – ‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’

‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’, the photography exhibition by Valerio Vincenzo opened at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Zagreb, launched the project by EUNIC Croatia ‘Borders: separation, transition and sharing’, co-financed by the European Union.    The initiative is the fruit of a joint effort by the European Cultural Institutes in the capital of Croatia […]

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Press Releases
26 May 2017
Alfano: “Italy, Europe and the shared destiny of the Mediterranean”

“No sea throughout the world has had such a flourishing of civilisations as the Mediterranean – able to sculpt the features of a shared European humanity. A humanity that today faces the challenge of the migration crisis. But, as Italians, we can be proud because we have saved thousands of human lives and defended Europe’s […]

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Press Releases
25 May 2017
​Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a cordial telephone conversation this afternoon with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian. They discussed the many shared aims and interests of Italy and France, on the European and international front, and underlined the excellent state of bilateral relations. On […]

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24 May 2017
Informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the Western Balkans

Alfano: “This evening, I will be holding an informal meeting at Villa Madama with our colleagues of the Western Balkans, as part of our preparatory activities for the Trieste summit meeting on 12 July. This occasion will provide the opportunity for an extensive discussion of the themes of the Summit and bilateral matters. In relation […]

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23 May 2017
“The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia, speaking on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to […]

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Press Releases
22 May 2017
Alfano in Gorizia for the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to dialogue […]

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Press Releases
18 May 2017
Alfano: “I express appreciation for the developments in the political situation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano:  “I would like to express my appreciation for the decision taken by the president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ivanov, to confer to Zoran Zaev the mandate for form a new Cabinet. It is an important attempt to solve the difficult ongoing political […]

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18 May 2017
Alfano: “We welcome the latest news coming from Tirana in these past few hours”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “We welcome the latest news coming from Tirana in these past few hours indicating a positive outcome of the dialogue between political parties in Albania, aimed at jointly establishing the timeline and procedures for the next parliamentary elections in Albania.   We hope that an […]

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15 May 2017
Minister Alfano in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting

After the first working session, opened by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, the ministers will discuss the state of progress in the implementation of the “EU Global Strategy” in the area of security and defence. Discussions will also focus on issues connected to the Horn of […]

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