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Montevideo, April 19th 2025 - 12:51 UTC

Tag: Antonio Tajani

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 23:40 UTC

    Italy tightens citizenship rules to curb 'commercialization'

    The decision comes amid a surge in citizenship applications. According to Tajani, the number of Italians abroad has increased by 40% in the past decade—from 4.6 million to 6.4 million.

    Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent, citing concerns over the growing number of requests—especially from Latin America—and what officials described as the “commercialization” of Italian nationality.

  • Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 09:37 UTC

    Machado thanks Italian FM for endorsing PUD's alleged win

    Italy's leadership is crucial to accompany the transition to democracy in Venezuela, Machado highlighted

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thanked Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani for supporting an orderly transition from the Bolivarian regime, which intends to cling to power through a fraudulent vote count after the July 28 elections.

  • Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 10:03 UTC

    Italian Deputy PM pledges to help pull through EU-Mercosur FTA

    “Italy and Brazil will cooperate in every way because it is in the interest of our people,” Tajani said

    Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and top diplomat Antonio Tajani told a group of Brazilian businesspeople in Sao Paulo Wednesday that his country was facing “a great opportunity” to strengthen its economic and commercial presence in Latin America, particularly through the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement that is still pending ratification.

  • Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 17:23 UTC

    Italian ex journalist elected new president of the European Parliament

    The centre-left politician beat three other candidates and will assume the role of assembly speaker immediately

    Italian former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been selected as the new president of the European Parliament. Mr. Sassoli, 63, received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs in the second round of voting in Strasbourg.

  • Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 07:04 UTC

    Brussels No deal: Brexit transition could be extended full year? Brexiteers furious

    Theresa May addressed her 27 European counterparts on Wednesday evening, urging them to give ground and end the current Brexit deadlock.

    Brexit-backing MPs have reacted angrily to the idea that the United Kingdom's transition out of the European Union could be extended for another year, to the end of 2021. Downing Street refused to rule out an extension after a Wednesday summit of EU leaders in Brussels failed to make progress.

  • Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 09:47 UTC

    PM May to address European parliament leadership on 24 November

    The officials said Antonio Tajani, the president of the Parliament, told political group leaders about May’s decision on Wednesday in Strasbourg

    British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet the European Parliament’s leadership on November 24, according to senior Parliament officials in Strasbourg. They said May will address the Conference of Presidents, the president of Parliament and the chairs of the political groups, not all MEPs.

  • Friday, September 8th 2017 - 19:56 UTC

    Brexit's Davis challenged in Parliament and questioned by EU negotiators

    Brexit Secretary David Davis accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union

    Brexit Secretary David Davis has accused Labour of a “cynical political exercise” to undermine the “only viable plan” to deliver withdrawal from the European Union. His attack came as MPs clashed in the House of Commons over the Government’s flagship Brexit Bill, which Labour has denounced as an undemocratic “power grab” by ministers.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2017 - 04:26 UTC

    Scandal in EU: Juncker calls the European parliament “totally ridiculous”

    EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani rebuked Mr. Juncker and asked for “a more respectful attitude”

    The head of the European Union’s executive called its parliament “totally ridiculous” during a spat over low MEP attendance. After EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker thanked the few dozens of the 700-plus MEPs for attending a plenary session, he insisted that “parliament is not serious” for failing to show up in large numbers for the keynote debate of the day.

  • Wednesday, April 26th 2017 - 08:39 UTC

    Brexit key players: Theresa May, Juncker and Barnier meet at Downing Street

    The three key players will discuss the upcoming negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the EU over dinner at May's Downing Street residence.

    British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday hold talks with EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and chief negotiator Michel Barnier, ahead of a summit to set the bloc's Brexit “red lines”. In the first such meeting between the three key players, they will discuss the upcoming negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union over dinner at May's Downing Street residence.

  • Saturday, June 21st 2014 - 09:04 UTC

    Brazil disappointed with Argentina's 'lack of ambition' in reaching trade accord with EU

    The administration of Cristina Fernandez wants a seven year grace before reducing some tariffs

    Argentina and Brazil have again clashed not over football but over trade and Mercosur according to the Sao Paulo media. Brazil believes there is “a lack of ambition from Argentina” to finish polishing the proposal to be exchanged with the European Union for a much delayed cooperation and trade agreement.

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