... April 19–20 Rome hosted a seminar on challenges posed by the unprecedented refugee and migration crisis, and opportunities for cooperation between the EU and Russia to address them, organized jointly by Russian International Council, Delegation of the European Union to Russia, and Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI).
On April 19–20 Rome hosted a seminar on challenges posed by the unprecedented refugee and migration crisis, and opportunities for cooperation between the EU and Russia to address ...
On April 18, 2018, in Rome, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) held a round table discussion focusing on the theme «From Sanctions and Expulsions: What is the Future of Europe-Russia Relations?».
On April 18, 2018, in Rome, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) held a round table discussion focusing on the theme «
From Sanctions and Expulsions: What is the Future of Europe-Russia Relations?
».
Over a hundred of staff members of the Italian...
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: pending issues of Russia-Italy relations and relations between Russia and EU in the context of the presidential elections held in Russia.
On March 19, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Pasquale Q. Terracciano, Ambassador of Italy to Russia.
The ...
On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program, University of Pensilvania.
On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...
... about the results of the Council's and its Italian partners joint projects as well RIAC's further plans regarding Italian direction
On May 25, Ambassador Armando Barucco, Director of Department of Political Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, and Roberto Orlando, first Advisor of Italian Embassy in Moscow, visited RIAC.
Italian diplomats discussed the current state of affairs between Russia and the EU, Russia-NATO relations and the pressing issues of Russia-Italy bilateral relations....
... Russia: the Risk of a Divided
Europe
Victory in the referendum would not only have given the Renzi cabinet a renewed mandate to carry out further political and economic reforms but would also have substantially strengthened Rome’s position in the European Union — especially in the context of growing social and political instability in many EU countries. The prime minister had already claimed that a favourable outcome to the referendum would mean “Italy would become the leader in Europe”. He also hinted that in time Rome could become the rallying point for a significant proportion of the European South, which would then be in a position to challenge the European North for the leading role ...
... European Council meeting has showed (once again) that relations with the Russian Federation are still a dividing element within the European Union (EU). Different threat assessments and interests among Member States risk to hamper the efforts to build up a common ... ... law in Crimea as well as Moscow’s use of force in Syria asking a peaceful solution under UN auspices. On the other hand, Italy is aware that the only way to reach a sustainable peace in the Middle East (as well as other scenarios) is to keep Moscow ...
... country that is too often described with stereotypes of the past, improving the image of the Kremlin throughout the peninsula and making the Italian government more aware of Russia's international exigencies and needs. Having good relationships with Italy will not certainly help Russia to avoid disputes and tensions with the European Union, but Rome is clearly the less hostile country towards Moscow inside the European panorama. The military intervention in Syria allowed Russia to regain its status of influencing actor in the international scenario and posed the basis for ...
On October 13, 2014, in Rome, RIAC and Italian Institute for International Political Studies held roundtable “
Resumption of Russia-Europe Dialogue: from Minimization of Damage to a New Cooperation Format
” focused on improving trust between Russia and European countries in the light of Ukraine crisis, overcoming the Cold War legacy, future security architecture and mechanisms for conflict prevention.
The participants also considered alternatives for Russia-EU economic relationship under...
On June 13-14, 2014 Venice hosted a workshop aimed at discussing the present and future of the European Union in the changing world. The event was sponsored by the
Consiglio per le Relazioni tra Italia e Stati Uniti
(
The Council for the United States and Italy
).
The workshop was attended by Italian businessmen, officials, diplomats, civil society and think tank leaders, journalists and politicians, as well as by experts and businessmen from other EU countries and the United States.
RIAC Director General ...
