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Press Releases
13 June 2017
Maltese Presidency of the EU. Alfano: “Six months in which Europe has shown to have confidence in itself”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, this morning attended a working breakfast meeting at Villa Madama with the Ambassadors of the European Union Member Countries accredited in Rome. The initiative is part of the activities promoted by the Embassy of Malta during its rotating presidency of the EU Council which began […]

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9 June 2017
Italy elected in the Board of Directors of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)

Italy was elected for a two-year term to the Board of Directors of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), the network that promotes the coordination of the European Union Member States’ institutes of culture operating abroad. In the Union, Italy is represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (together with […]

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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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Press Releases
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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25 May 2017
Balcani occidentali. Il cammino verso il Vertice di Trieste

In un anno che vede l’Italia muoversi da protagonista sullo scenario internazionale e acquisire crescente centralità, dalle celebrazioni per i 60 anni dei Trattati di Roma all’imminente Vertice G7 di Taormina, i Balcani occidentali hanno confermato la loro rilevanza strategica, tanto maggiore in questa fase di avvicinamento al Vertice a loro dedicato che avrà luogo […]

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25 May 2017
Western Balkans. The way to Trieste

In a year which has seen Italy as a protagonist on the international stage and playing an increasingly crucial role, first with the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome and now with the upcoming G7 Summit in Taormina, the Western Balkans have confirmed their strategic importance, even more so now that […]

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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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