US President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will meet in Washington next month to discuss, among other things, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the White House, Biden will receive the Italian Prime Minister on May 10, in view of the G7 and NATO summits in June. According to Draghi’s office, the […]
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Draghi: Great news for all of Europe, the victory of Emanuel Macron
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, in a written statement, wanted to congratulate Emanuel Macron on his victory in the French presidential election. In more detail, the Italian technocratic prime minister underlined: “Emanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election is great news for the whole of Europe. Italy and France are working together, together with […]
M. Draghi: Europe can reduce energy dependence on Russia sooner than expected
LAST UPDATE: 12:27 “Europe can reduce its energy dependence on Russia faster than previously thought,” Mario Draghi told the Corriere della Sera in an interview with Bloomberg. “Differentiation is possible and achievable relatively quickly, sooner than we imagined just a month ago,” the Italian prime minister said after reaching an agreement to increase gas imports […]
Di Maio: We will go to Algeria with Draghi to sign a gas supply agreement
The Italian government continues to work to increase gas supplies, with the aim of gaining independence from the energy relationship with Russia. “Tomorrow morning I will travel to Algeria with Prime Minister Mario Draghi to sign a gas deal that will allow us to deal with possible Russian gas blackmail,” said Italian Foreign Minister Luigi […]
Mario Draghi in Algeria with a gas agenda tomorrow
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will travel to Algiers tomorrow, Monday, where he will meet with President Abdelmajid Tabun, his services announced on Saturday, as Rome seeks to end its dependence on Russian gas, especially in large quantities. . Mr. Draghi will be received at 14:30 for talks at the presidential palace with Mr. Tabun, […]
Internet threats against Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio by Putin supporters
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has been the target of a series of threatening online messages from fanatical supporters of Vladimir Putin. According to the Italian press, some of the messages say “Putin, send someone to kill him”. “Di Maio, they will clean you up” and “they should send you to the Gulag” are […]
Draghi: Putin assures that gas contracts remain in euros
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin had told him that existing gas contracts would remain in force and that European companies would continue to pay in euros and dollars, according to Reuters. “I do not think Western countries did anything other than explain that it would be unacceptable to […]
Ukraine: Biden, Macron, Johnson, Soltz and Draghi should not relax against Russia
LAST UPDATE: 21:02 The leaders of Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Italy have agreed that there should be no easing of Western resolve in Russia over the phone they have today. The announcement was made by the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “The leaders discussed the need to work together to […]
Joe Biden telephones today with European leaders on Ukraine
According to the White House, US President Joe Biden will have a telephone conversation with the European allies of the USA today, Tuesday, in order to discuss the latest developments of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The telephone conversation is expected to be attended by French President Emanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Solz, Italian Prime […]
Draghi: Commission to discuss options with stakeholders to ease energy crisis
LAST UPDATE: 21:32 The European Commission will discuss with all parties involved options to ease the energy market crisis exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said today, including a proposal to impose a gas price cap. “The European Commission will discuss with stakeholders, major oil and electricity companies, distribution companies […]