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Press Releases

8 November 2016

Budget Bill: Secretary General Belloni: the Government’s 2017 budget bill increases the funds for international solidarity​

With reference to the ongoing debate on the budget bill and the expected cuts to public development aid, the Secretary General of the Foreign Minister, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, pointed out that the budget bill presented by the Government provides to increase the funds for international solidarity by 320 million in 2017: an additional 120 million […]

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Interviews

7 November 2016

Gentiloni – Avramopoulos: “Migrants, helping Africa to help Europe” (La Repubblica)

Dear Editor, the challenges raised by the migration flows to Europe during these last few years have shown that we need a global approach reaching well beyond European borders. This is why the European Union launched a new strategy with the aim of defining a Compact with the principal Countries of origin and transit of […]

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Press Releases

19 October 2016

Germany: Mission of Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs , Vincenzo Amendola, to Berlin

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola concluded today his two-day visit to Berlin, that is part of the constant and intense dialogue between Italy and Germany on European and international issues. In view of the upcoming appointments and bilateral meetings, the talks were also  an opportunity for reviewing the main issues discussed at the Government Summit […]

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13 October 2016

World Food Day – The Foreign Ministry will celebrate the Day with a Seminar

The European Union proclaimed 2015 the European Year for Development with the aim of informing and raising the awareness of European citizens on the cooperation actions of the EU and the Member States and of their beneficial effects, both for Europe and for its partner countries.    The European Year for Development, which ended on […]

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Press Releases

11 October 2016

Il Ministro Gentiloni riceve a Roma i Ministri degli Esteri di Germania e Francia

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni riceve  a Roma il Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier e il Ministro degli Esteri francese Jean-Marc Ayrault. L’incontro, che si svolge a Villa Madama, sarà seguito da una conferenza stampa congiunta dei tre Ministri. Sul tavolo dei colloqui tra i tre Partner europei, il dossier siriano, sullo sfondo […]

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Press Releases

11 October 2016

Minister Gentiloni receives his German and French counterparts in Rome

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will receive German Foreign Minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault  tomorrow in Rome. The meeting will be hosted at Villa Madama. After the meeting, the Foreign Affairs Ministers will hold a joint press conference. The meeting’s agenda will focus on the Syrian dossier, […]

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7 October 2016

Belgium – TechItaly 2016 focuses on “Circular Economy”

TechItaly 2016 “Circular economy”, an exhibition to showcase Italy’s latest technological innovations in different sectors, from the aerospace industry to meeting global challenges, will be held in Brussels on 29 and 30 November. This annual event – which started in 2012 – is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in […]

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Interviews

4 October 2016

Gentiloni: «Europe will be up against a wall on migration if it does not enforce existing agreements» (La Stampa)

“If the European Union remains nailed to the dogma of decimal points in the economy and to the idea that every Country goes its own way on the issue of migration, it’s going to find itself up against a wall,” repeats several times Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni while reflecting on the future of Europe in […]

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Interviews

23 September 2016

Della Vedova: “Per fermare i nazionalismi l’Europa deve voltare pagina” (Unità)

Mentre a Roma si discute, Sagunto viene espugnata. Se gli europeisti misurano le parole e cercano di non scontentare gli anti europeisti al governo per non aizzare quelli ancora all’opposizione, gli antieuropeisti alzano il tono della retorica e delle richieste. Così l’Unione Europea corre il rischio di divenire un guscio vuoto e implodere. Come dimostra […]

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Interviews

21 September 2016

Giro – «Se l`Unione europea è in crisi la colpa è dei paesi fondatori» (il Manifesto)

Va dritto al sodo come al solito Mario Giro. Il viceministro degli Esteri ha avuto modo anche di recente di toccare con mano il malessere che vive l’Europa e non ha dubbi sulle sue cause: «La responsabilità è dei paesi fondatori dell’Unione europea: mancano di motivazioni, di spinta. E’ come se la Brexit avesse sanzionato […]

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Interviews

20 September 2016

Gentiloni: “Migrants, Africa remains crucial; in Libya we must also negotiate with Haftar” (la Repubblica)

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in New York together with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to attend the UN General Assemby. Immigration and the Libyan crisis are Italy’s main concerns. And the kidnapping of two Italians only heightens the need to focus on the Libyan conflict. Minister Gentiloni, what happened to the two Italians? «We have been […]

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Interviews

15 September 2016

Gentiloni – EU needs ‘Schengen for defense’ (Politico)

From Syria to Iraq, from Daesh [Islamic State] to Libya, and the flows of migrants and refugees, the unrest in the Mediterranean represents a geopolitical priority for Italy. Repeated attacks by Islamic terrorists throughout Europe remind us that domestic and international security are different aspects of the same challenge. We face a threat both inside […]

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