European Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security

Frattini hails Karzai corruption pledge

Foreign minister in Kabul to see Afghanistan president sworn in 19 November, 15:42 (ANSA) - Newly re-elected Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's inaugural address on Thursday hit all the right chords, according to Italian...

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Last word on Battisti on 'political'

Brazilian supreme court rules in favor of extradition 19 November, 11:49 (ANSA) - Rome, November 19 - Now that Brazil's supreme court has given its green light to the extradition to Italy of convicted terrorist Cesare Battisti,...

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Joint European army of tomorrow: a new perspective

MOSCOW. NATO has been actively discussing the possibility of establishing a joint European army for a long time. The latest discussion was triggered after The Times published an interview with Italian Foreign Minister Franco...

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Italy bidding for EU seat on UN Security Council

Italy has launched a new bid for the European Union to have its own seat on the United Nations Security Council after the passing of the Lisbon Treaty. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent The Italians are seeking German...

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Lisbon Treaty checks in

The EU’s controversial Lisbon Treaty has finally checked in. At a ceremony in Rome, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer handed his government’s approval of the reform document to Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Aimed a...

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"Time for Europe to reward Serbia"

It is time Europe rewarded Serbia by liberating the visa regime and unblocking the Interim Trade Agreement, says Italian FM Franco Frattini. In an interview for Belgrade daily Danas ahead of the Serbia-Italy summit in Rome, he...

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"Islamic hour" proposal for schools

Whilst the ban on crucifixes in Italian schools imposed by the European Court of Human Rights – a ruling which Italy is appealing - has received a lot of media coverage worldwide, a proposal by the country’s Deputy Minister for...

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Tadic: Italy Backs Serbia's EU Integration

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Thursday in Rome that he received Italy's support for Serbia's EU integration. Addressing reporters after the meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano, Tadic said that Rome...

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Global cooperation key to success of Copenhagen summit: Italian FM

Greater cooperation between industrialized and developing countries in the fight against climate change is the key to making the Copenhagen summit next month a success, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Xinhua in a...

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Italian FM says Italy to downsize its UNIFIL forces in South Lebanon

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said following the Italian Higher Defense Council meeting on Wednesday that his country will downsize its UNIFIL contingent in South Lebanon. According to him, Italy would be downsizing...

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