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Press Releases

26 March 2021

Mercosur; Vice Minister Sereni: great opportunities for our enterprises from agreement with EU

“I firmly believe that Italy, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean do share not only an inseparable past but also a present made of converging sensitivities and interests, oriented towards building a future of mutual well-being. Italy will remain committed, both bilaterally and in Europe, to encouraging and strengthening this common path”. This was stated […]

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Events

18 March 2021

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis presents the European Trade Policy Review Communication at the invitation and in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio

On 19 March 2021, at 10:30, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Dombrovskis was invited by Minister Di Maio to a videoconference with a group of Italian stakeholders, representing industry, agriculture, services, the world of work and civil society, with a view to involving them in the review process of the European Trade Policy, […]

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18 March 2021

Joint statements by Minister Luigi Di Maio and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. Watch the video of the joint statements        

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Press Releases

17 March 2021

Support to the trade fair sector

“It is with great satisfaction that we welcome the European Commission’s decision to authorise the 63-million-euro aid package allocated by the Italian Government to companies operating in the trade fair sector affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Trade fairs play a decisive role both in supporting the internationalisation effort of the country’s economy as a whole […]

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Press Releases

16 March 2021

Italy-Spain; talks between Vice Minister Sereni and Secretary of State Angeles Moreno

Shared initiatives in terms of cooperation that may come about and be coordinated within the European framework for migrations, focussing particularly on the Maghreb, Sahel, and West African Countries have been at the centre of talks today by video conference, between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, and Spain’s Secretary of State for […]

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Press Releases

16 March 2021

Minister Di Maio speaks at the meeting of the Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council

Today, Minister Luigi Di Maio participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council dedicated to European migration strategies in the framework of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Recalling the proposals contained in the national document shared by Italy at EU level, the Minister stressed the close […]

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Events

12 March 2021

Quale politica estera per l’UE: Forum ANSA con Amb. Sannino

Oggi l’Ambasciatore Stefano Sannino, da gennaio Segretario Generale del Servizio europeo per l’azione esterna Ue (Seae), è intervenuto al Forum Ansa: “Quale politica estera per l’UE”. Per rivedere l’intervista cliccare qui.

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11 March 2021

Minister Di Maio meets with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, Evarist Bartolo

Today, at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, Evarist Bartolo. The talks centred on bilateral relations between Italy and Malta, migration issues, European cooperation against organised crime, Libya and EU-southern neighbourhood relations.  

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11 March 2021

Libya: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the approval of the new Government of National Unity

Little more than one year after the Berlin Conference on Libya, this is a significant breakthrough that creates the conditions to reunify institutions in Libya and lead the country towards national elections on 24 December, as outlined in the Roadmap adopted in November 2020 by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. We strongly encourage the House […]

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11 March 2021

Libya: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the approval of the new Government of National Unity

The European Union and its Member States welcome the approval by the House of Representatives of the new Libyan Government of National Unity, led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah, and applaud the efforts of all involved to come together in the spirit of national unity and reconciliation. Little more than one year after […]

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10 March 2021

Minister Di Maio talks at the meeting “Towards the Conference on the future of Europe”

On 10 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the meeting “Towards the Conference on the Future of Europe” held at the Senate. The Minister stated that the Conference shall be an opportunity for all participants to exchange views, develop a better understanding and share projects to build […]

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9 March 2021

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar

On 9 March 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Elizabeth Spehar, in Nicosia. Minister Di Maio reiterated Italy’s support for the UN mission on the island (Unficyp) and the importance of a solution to the Cyprus […]

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