PM Meloni underscored the port of call’s strategic importance, while Berlusconi, more explicitly, warned against “unfriendly” Chinese aims. Meanwhile, the government is...
Tag - Belt and Road Initiative
Beppe Grillo asked MPs to make the Taranto port of call (which is sensitive for NATO activities) a junction of the maritime Belt and Road Initiative. The government...
As the Memorandum of Understanding keeping Italy in the Belt and Road Agreement is up for renewal, Minister Lollobrigida – a close ally of PM Meloni – stressed that the...
Ferretti Group, controlled by the Chinese titan Weichai, can now proceed with its urban planning project to modify a yard in the Taranto seaport – which is crucial for...
We spoke with the new head of Taipei’s diplomatic representation in Italy, who touched upon the “good and growing” relations with Rome and the EU, and the island’s...
That jibes with a wider European trend, as the war in Ukraine (as well as falling sea shipping costs) sharply impacted rail commerce on the Eurasian route
Rome joins Paris in calling on Beijing to act responsibly on the war by putting pressure on Putin. The renewal of the Italy-China Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt...
Foreign Minister Tajani stressed that Italy is aligned with the EU and NATO in supporting the status quo to avoid Ukraine-like scenarios. He then called China a...
In his first two interviews, Beijing’s new ambassador called on Rome to remain within the Belt and Road Initiative by letting the MoU auto-renew in 2024. But as Wang Yi...
The first and only country to join the Belt and Road Initiative has been backtracking. But in the coming months, with the MoU set to auto-renew, the Meloni government...