#FactOfTheDay 04/06/2018 – Salvini calls for end to Sicily refugee camp
The new Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, went to Sicily to visit Catania, in order to support the election of the new mayor. He also visited Pozzallo, where…
The EU’s engagement in Syria and the importance of the Conference on « Supporting the future of Syria and the region » (Part I)
On 24th and 25th April 2018, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) co-chaired the second Conference “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”, in order to…
#FactOfTheDay 22/05/2018 – The new Italian Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte is the name that Luigi Di Maio (Movimento 5 Stelle) and Matteo Salvini (Lega) have indicated to the Quirinale as a guide of the new government. “He will…
#FactOfTheDay 16/05/2018 – North Korea just threatened to cancel the Trump-Kim meeting
North Korea broadened its threat to cancel President Trump's upcoming nuclear summit with Kim Jong-Un, though the United States downplayed the sudden uncertainty. Kim Kye-gwan, North Korea's deputy foreign minister,…
#FactOfTheDay 08/05/2018 – Trump will announce decision on Iran Nuclear Deal
Today, Donald Trump will announce whether United States will leave Iran's nuclear program agreement. According to the New York Times, the allies of the Old Continent failed to convince the…
#FactOfTheDay 24/04/2018 – Macron always more engaged with Trump
Today, in Beijing, Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov said to journalists “I heard that French President Emmanuel Macron had recently called on the United States not to withdraw from Syria…
#FactOfTheDay 10/04/2018 – US warship in Syrian waters
Today, according to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, US Navy destroyer Donald Cook left the Cypriot port of Larnaca, where it was moored, to approach the Syrian territorial waters. The same…
The Turkish operation in Afrin and the possible impact on relations with the European Union (Part II)
On 20th January 2018, Turkey began its military operation called "Olive branch" in Afrin, a city in the north-western part of Syria dominated by the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the…
#Factoftheday 06/03/2018 – Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council in Brussels
Today, the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, starts with an exchange of views on security and defence. Defence…
The Turkish operation in Afrin and the possible impact on relations with the European Union (Part I)
On 20th January 2018, Turkey began its military operation called "Olive branch" in Afrin, a city in the north-western part of Syria dominated by the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the…