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Interviews

9 October 2015

Gentiloni: «Italian letter to founder countries to build a Europe of two levels» (Corriere della Sera)

“It is no secret that Libya is more on our minds than Syria. There has been no decision to bomb Iraq. Much less to hide it from or not inform the Parliament”. The place is Milan, Via Solferino, the offices of Corriere della Sera, and Minister Paolo Gentiloni winds up a day in Lombardy that […]

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23 September 2015

Gentiloni meets Ambassadors of EU countries

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, today addressed the traditional meeting of ambassadors of European Union member states. The meeting, which took place in Rome, was organised by the Luxembourg Presidency. After the outcome of the meeting of EU home affairs ministers yesterday, 22 September 2015, and in the run-up to […]

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14 September 2015

Gentiloni: “Den deutschen Stolz halte ich für legitim” (Die Welt)

Italiens Außenminister Paolo Gentiloni empfängt zum Interview im römischen Außenministerium, der sogenannten Farnesina, einem weißen Bau gleich neben dem Olympiastadion am Tiber. Der 60-Jährige fordert eine aktive Politik im Mittelmeerraum, der historisch Einflussbereich von Italien ist. Über Libyen, wo der Bürgerkrieg seit 2011 zum Zerfall des Landes und einem florierenden Geschäft für Schlepperbanden geführt hat, […]

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14 September 2015

Gentiloni: «Too much pressure on Italy and Germany, either Europe acts or we’re over the cliff» (la Repubblica)

Minister Paolo Gentiloni, your country has long known the tragedy of refugees in the Mediterranean, but Italy’s voice has not been heard. Has it not been loud enough? «It is sad that Europe needs a tragedy to get moving. The fact is, however, that last April, when a boatload capsized in the Mediterranean, killing hundreds, […]

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10 September 2015

Common rules on repatriation and the right to asylum, urges Gentiloni

Italy is working on a review of the Dublin agreement for a European right to asylum and common rules on repatriation, Foreign Minister Gentiloni has told the Chamber of Deputies. The Minister was speaking during the session on the future of the European Union, on which, he observed, “we have our compass pointing in a […]

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10 September 2015

Common rules on repatriation and the right to asylum, urges Gentiloni

Italy is working on a review of the Dublin agreement for a European right to asylum and common rules on repatriation, Foreign Minister Gentiloni has told the Chamber of Deputies. The Minister was speaking during the session on the future of the European Union, on which, he observed, “we have our compass pointing in a […]

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8 September 2015

Gentiloni attends international conference to relaunch an Action Plan against ethnic and religious violence in the Middle East

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is attending an international conference in Paris on the victims of ethnic and religious violence in the Middle East. The conference is being co-chaired by France and Jordan, with Gentiloni himself chairing a round table on “Facilitating the safe and sustainable repatriation of homeless people and refugees”. The representatives of 60 […]

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5 September 2015

Gentiloni alla Gymnich, Italia lavora per impegno comune UE

“L’Italia lavora per un impegno comune della UE sull’immigrazione”, così ha dichiarato il Ministro Gentiloni al termine della riunione informale Gymnich  dei Ministri degli Esteri UE svoltasi a Lussemburgo. “Qualche mese fa – ha aggiunto il Ministro – qualcuno pensava che la questione riguardasse solo i flussi del Mediterraneo. Adesso vediamo scene terribili anche nell’Europa centrale e […]

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4 September 2015

Global security and immigration challenges – Gentiloni at the Forum Ambrosetti and Gymnich

Global security and its implications for business and persons will be the topic of Minister Gentiloni’s speech at the 41st edition of the Forum Ambrosetti this morning at Villa d’Este in Cernobbio. Other themes will include the Middle East peace process and implementation of the Iran nuclear accord and its impact on EU-Iran and regional […]

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Press Releases

2 September 2015

Gentiloni: Italy, Germany and France jointly address immigration

In reaction to the worsening migration tragedy of recent days, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Paolo Gentiloni, Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France, Laurent Fabius have drafted a broad-based document calling for a strong European response to the crisis. The highly detailed document underscores how, in the light of the limitations and inadequacies of […]

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Interviews

29 August 2015

The unending migration tragedy – Gentiloni: “Now Europe knows”

Interview with the minister: common rules on asylum and repatriation. White House: EU must stop traffickers “The horror of the lorry has convinced hawks, Europe has understood this is everyone’s tragedy”  Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Foreign Affairs: “The tragedy of Austria is proof that the migration emergency is not ours alone. Members must not be […]

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28 August 2015

Slovakia: The “Frecce Tricolori” perform at the “Siaf” Festival

After their great success in 2012, the “Frecco Tricolori” return to Slovakia. Our flying fleet’s Aermacchi MB-339s will be the guest of honour at the country’s most prominent air event: the Slovak International Air Fest (Siaf), dedicated this year to the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This year’s edition will […]

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