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27 November 2014

Ankara – EU-Turkey relations, via Italy

European ambassadors and the heads of some of Turkey’s most representative economic organisations have met to examine the state of relations between the European Union and Turkey and key elements of the country’s EU accession pathway. The event was organised by Italy as part of the initiatives promoted in Turkey to mark the Italian Presidency […]

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Accreditation Notices

25 November 2014

ACCREDITATION NOTICE: CORRECTION – 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development (Rabat Process) – (Rome, NH Midas Hotel 27 November 2014)

The 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development will be held on 27 November in Rome at the NH Midas Hotel, chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and Minister for the Interior Angelino Alfano, with Senegal holding the honorary co-chair, having last hosted the conference in 2011. Conference attendees […]

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Accreditation Notices

25 November 2014

ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Ministerial Conference for launch of the Khartoum Process – (Rome, 28 November 2014)

A ministerial conference for the launch of the Khartoum Process (EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative – HoAMRI), will be held at Rome’s NH Midas Hotel on 28 November, co-chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and Minister for the Interior and Angelino Alfano. Participants will include the representatives of 40 […]

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In detail

25 November 2014

Migrations – 38 Countries at ministerial conference in Rome on 28 November

The EU-Hornof Africa Migration Route Initiative (Khartoum Process) will be launched at a ministerial conference in Rome on 28 November. It will be co-chaired by Ministers Paolo Gentiloni and Angelino Alfano, accompanied by deputy ministers Pistelli and Mazione. Migration flows and regional stabilisation The purpose of the initiative is to promote concrete projects for the […]

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Press Releases

21 November 2014

Gentiloni: incontro con il Commissario Ue per la Cooperazione Internazionale e lo Sviluppo Neven Mimica

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica. Their discussions included the development projects under way under the Italian EU presidency, particularly regarding Development Agenda negotiations, the migration-development link and the role of the private sector. There was a general convergence of […]

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Press Releases

21 November 2014

Italia-Moldavia: Della Vedova Incontra Ministro Esteri Gherman

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the Farnesina with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldavia Natalia Gherman. Their discussions centred on preparations for the parliamentary elections in Moldavia on 30 November, not least with regard to the polls to be opened in Italy, and economic and social […]

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18 November 2014

Farnesina: Della Vedova meets with FVG President Serracchiani

Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region Debora Serracchiani met yesterday evening at the foreign ministry in Rome. Their discussions centred on the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region, which will be launched today in Brussels by Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni. The FVG […]

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17 November 2014

EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will chair the conference for the launch in Brussels of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region adopted by the European Council of 23-24 October last. The culmination of a complex process that began in 2012, the Strategy’s adoption is one of the most significant results […]

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17 November 2014

EU: Gentiloni at Foreign Affairs Council – Adriatic-Ionian Region: Minister attends launch of EU strategy

Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Brussels today to participate in his first EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, whose agenda items are to include the Ukraine crisis, the Ebola epidemic and the Middle East peace process. The minister is scheduled to speak on Tuesday 18 November at the meeting for the launch of the EU Strategy […]

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Interviews

15 November 2014

Gentiloni: ensure Russia its role as a great nation (Corriere della Sera)

“In addition to the necessary firmness, all diplomatic channels must be kept open in the effort to find a political solution capable of ensuring Ukraine its autonomy as well as Russia its role as a great nation. It would be a mistake to think the situation can be resolved through sanctions alone”, says Minister for […]

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In detail

13 November 2014

Libya: Shared commitment with Berlin, says Gentiloni – Talks in Paris and Madrid also on today’s agenda

“On Libya, We have a shared commitment to prevent the country from splitting, and to involve regional countries and the world’s major countries, from a perspective of dialogue and moderation”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who was speaking after his bilateral meeting with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, added that the two countries also see eye to […]

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Press Releases

12 November 2014

First visit abroad for Gentiloni. Meetings with foreign ministers of Germany, France and Spain

Berlin, Paris and Madrid will be the destinations for the first tour of European capitals, starting tomorrow 13 November, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. The issues Gentiloni plans to discuss in his meetings with colleagues Steinmeier, Fabius and Margallo include the situation in Libya and the first topic on […]

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