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Interviews

26 May 2016

Gentiloni: “Europe must not go back to being lethargic on migrants. Populism can be defeated by combating fear” (La Stampa)

Minister Gentiloni, the week started with the elections in Austria. Half of the voters chose the extreme right; can we be comfortable with that? «No unfortunately. There are sure to be domestic reasons underlying that result – the same two parties ruled for 70 years – but Vienna has given us a dual lesson». What […]

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Press Releases

24 May 2016

Minister Gentiloni meets with Bulgarian Foreign Minister​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received today at the Farnesina the visit of Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Daniel Mitov. The talks focused on the excellence of bilateral relations. “We believe in your Country’s economic potential – said Mr Gentiloni – and also in the positive trend recorded up to now and […]

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20 May 2016

Gentiloni in Brussels for the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the six founding countries of the European Union

“Today’s meeting strengthens the message of the Rome meeting at a critical time for the future of the EU and testifies to the role played by the countries that from the beginning believed in the strategic importance of the idea of Europe,” said Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the […]

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19 May 2016

Minister Gentiloni at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels today and tomorrow

The meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, to be held today and tomorrow, will focus primarily on challenges from the southern front, partnerships and NATO-EU cooperation. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will attend the meeting.Discussions about strengthening cooperation between NATO and the European Union are centred first on combating hybrid […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2016

Amendola: “Europe must be courageous on Africa in the wake of Italy’s Migration Compact and the Italy-Africa Conference”

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, took part in the 126th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Sofia today, in which Bulgaria handed over the Committee’s rotating semester of chairmanship to Estonia.     After the Secretary-General’s report, the 47 heads of delegation discussed the Continent’s state of democracy, the rule of […]

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12 May 2016

Balkans, Gentiloni in Dubrovnik

Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was in Dubrovnik to attend the ministerial meeting on the Ionian and Adriatic Initiative (IAI) / EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). Minister Gentiloni’s diplomatic mission falls within the scope of Italy’s staunch and constant action to reaffirm its role as a […]

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9 May 2016

Unified Patent Court

The Unified Patent Court, a new supranational court specialised in patent litigation, based on the Unified Patent Court Agreement signed by 25 Member States of the European Union will have a wide and exclusive competence in respect of infringement and validity of European patents and European patents with unitary effect. It will consist of a […]

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5 May 2016

Senate – Minister attends Conference on “Religious Freedom, Human Rights and Globalisation”

A Conference on “Religious Freedom, Human Rights and Globalisation”, taking place today in the Koch Hall of the Italian Senate, focuses on the main theme of religious freedom and the most effective ways to protect it. Introductory remarks by Pietro Grasso, President of the Senate, will be followed by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on an […]

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Interviews

3 May 2016

Minister Gentiloni,”Arbitration on marines dispute will prove us right”

Minister Paolo Gentiloni, the Arbitration Court of The Hague has ruled that Salvatore Girone can return to Italy. Many people, rightly, rejoice but will you be ready to return Latorre and Girone to India if The Hague  rules that they must be tried by an Indian court?“The arbitration will prove us right. We have been […]

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Press Releases

1 April 2016

Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release regarding the opening of the self-proclaimed representative office of the so-called “Republic of South Ossetia” in Rome

It has come to our knowledge that a self-proclaimed representative office of the so-called “Republic of South Ossetia” will shortly be opening in Rome. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterates its established position in this respect, which it shares with the European Union and almost all the Member States of the United Nations, […]

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Press Releases

31 March 2016

Mission of Undersecretary Amendola to Albania

The two-day mission of Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola to Albania ends today. The Italian Government representative attended the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia). The meeting, which was also attended by European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn, allowed discussions to be […]

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Press Releases

28 March 2016

The Farnesina’s comment on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara

With reference to the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara to protest against the attendance of some European diplomatic and consular representatives at the first hearing in the trial against two journalists of the Cumhuriyet, Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, which was held in Istanbul on Friday, the Farnesina informs that the […]

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