Unione Europea

In detail

31 March 2015

Italy–Serbia: EU should open negotiating chapters within the year. “We cannot keep such a significant process at a standstill”

“Italy is utterly convinced that Serbia’s European integration must make progress, with the opening of negotiating chapters by the end of 2015”. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment at the press conference in Belgrade with his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic. “We cannot keep such a significant process for the EU at a standstill. Serbia has […]

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Press Releases

30 March 2015

Italy-San Marino: Della Vedova meets Secretary of State Valentini

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, met the Secretary of State of San Marino, Pasquale Valentini, at the Farnesina today, 30 March 2015. They exchanged views on key international and bilateral issues. On the international front, they discussed the reform of the Security Council, on which they hold similar positions, and their current […]

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Press Releases

24 March 2015

Alps Air Disaster: Gentiloni, United with victims and their families

“I was deeply struck by the news of the air disaster in the Alps and wish to express my solidarity with the victims and their families. Italy is united in grief with Germany, Spain, Turkey, Belgium and all the countries involved”, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni.

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Press Releases

22 March 2015

JOINT STATEMENT ON LIBYA

 The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue in Skhirat, Morocco. We strongly support the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Bernardino Leon, the UNSMIL team and the Libyan participants and congratulate them  all  on the progress […]

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Press Releases

19 March 2015

Italy – Austria: Valensise – Linhart meeting

Stability along the European Union’s eastern borders, political solutions to the Syrian and Libyan crises and the gradual European integration of the Balkan countries are important sectors for cooperation between Italy and Austria. This was what emerged from meetings in Rome between the delegations led by Farnesina Secretary General Michele Valensise and his Austrian opposite […]

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In detail

6 March 2015

EU: Gentiloni in Riga for the Gymnich summit. Focus on situation in Libya, Ukraine and EU-Russia relations

7 March – Latvian MFA press release on Gymnich (original language) ‘EU Foreign Ministers in Riga demonstrate unequivocal unity’ On 6-7 March, Riga hosted the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers with participation of  Foreign Ministers from candidate countries and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. The ministers discussed […]

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In detail

26 February 2015

A new EU-US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East

A two-day (26/27 February) conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entitled “A new EU –US Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East: economic development and cooperation policies”, was arranged by the MFAIC in collaboration with the Association Prospettive Mediterranee, the Ebert Foundation (FES-Italia), EURISPES, The University of Calabria, The Italian […]

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Accreditation Notices

25 February 2015

Recall – A new USA-EU Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East: economic development and cooperation policies (Rome, 26 February 2015)

Please be reminded that on Thursday 26 February, starting at 15:30, the Farnesina will host the event “A new USA-EU Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean and Middle East: economic development and cooperation policies”. The conference is promoted by the Mediterranean Prospects Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ebert […]

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Press Releases

19 February 2015

Immigration – Gentiloni welcomes first step by EU

The European Commission had decided to extend the Frontex joint operation Triton to at least the end of 2015 and to allocate emergency funding of 13.7 million euros to Italy. The decision is the Commission’s response to the letter sent by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, to the High Representative […]

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Press Releases

16 February 2015

Gentiloni: letter to EU for deeper commitment to Mediterranean emergency

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni sent a letter today to the European Union urging deeper commitment to the ongoing emergency in the Mediterranean region. The letter was addressed to High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and the other six […]

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Interviews

13 February 2015

Gentiloni: “More money and means for Triton. EU doing too little to save human lives” (La Repubblica)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs was quoted after the tragedy at Lampedusa: “the largest economic area in the world cannot spend so little on a humanitarian crisis that everyone considers intolerable”. Interview by Vincenzo Nigro Minister Gentiloni, the government has been accused of wrongly replacing Mare Nostrum? What is your response? “Let’s try and avoid […]

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Interviews

11 February 2015

Gentiloni: an autonomous region in the east modelled on our South Tyrol (La Stampa)

“An autonomous region in the east modelled on our South Tyrol” Gentiloni: the military option would help Putin in the end, sanctions more effective Interviewed by Paolo Mastrolilli, correspondent in New York “We do not consider supplying weapons to Ukraine a good idea. We are hoping in the success of the negotiations; our South Tyrol […]

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