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57-971: The International Civilian Representative for Kosovo ( ICR ), supported by the International Civilian Office ( ICO ), was the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Kosovo (appointed by the Council of the European Union ) which was re-appointed by the International Steering Group for Kosovo as the ICR pursuant to the Ahtisaari Plan . The ICR was the "final authority in Kosovo regarding interpretation" of

114-702: A "neo-terrorist". On 1 September 2020, two Italian fishing boats were detained by the Libyan Coast Guard , along with their crews of eighteen members total, while allegedly fishing in Libya's territorial waters in the Southern Mediterranean . Prime Minister Conte and Minister Di Maio asked for the immediately release, but the Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar denied it, demanding a prisoner exchange . On 17 December 2020, Conte announced that

171-615: A "neutral government" (irrespective of M5S and League's refusal to support such an option) to take over from the Gentiloni Cabinet which was considered unable to lead Italy into a second consecutive election as it was representing a majority from a past legislature, and offering an early election in July (on what it would be the very first time for a summer general election in Italy) as a realistic option to take into consideration due to

228-431: A M5S-League government on a vote of confidence, but he would still maintain the centre-right alliance nonetheless, thus opening the doors to a possible majority government between the two parties. On 13 May, 5 Star Movement and League reached an agreement in principle on a government program, likely clearing the way for the formation of a governing coalition between the two parties, but could not find an agreement regarding

285-549: A bilateral meeting with the Russian foreign affairs minister Sergey Lavrov . In Moscow, Di Maio stated that "Italy has always been committed to the front row for a diplomatic solution. [...] Russia and Ukraine can count on Italy to reach a diplomatic solution". On 24 February, Vladimir Putin announced a full-scale invasion of Ukraine ; Di Maio harshly condemned Russia's attack, asking for the implementation of heavy international sanctions on Russia. In 2022, tensions grew within

342-582: A few regions, Di Maio resigned as leader of the M5S, due to the increasing criticism for his choices as leader. In early 2020, Di Maio supported the government-imposed nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . In November 2018, Silvia Romano, a 23-year-old Italian aid worker, was kidnapped in Kenya by a group of terrorists linked to Al-Shabaab . On 9 May 2020, Conte announced her liberation in

399-406: A huge defeat, changing from 32,68% (March 2018) till 17,06%, the biggest change in history in 14 months. In August 2019, Di Maio's co-serving Deputy Prime Minister, Salvini, announced a motion of no confidence against Conte, after growing tensions within the majority and after Salvini was trying to lead the government after massively winning the elections of May 2019. Salvini's move came right after

456-451: A mandate from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2023. His mandate was extended until 31 August 2024. Luigi Soreca is the current Special Representative, serving since 1 September 2024. Tomáš Szunyog was appointed as Special Representative in Kosovo on 30 July 2020. His mandate runs from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2023. His mandate was extended until 31 August 2024. Toivo Klaar

513-474: A new immigration policy. Di Maio was initially contrary and rumors grew about the possibility of forming a second cabinet between M5S and Lega, with Di Maio himself as PM. However, the PD later accepted the M5S offer to keep Conte as head of the new government, and on 29 August President Mattarella formally invested Conte to do so. On 1 September, Five Star's founder Beppe Grillo strongly endorsed an alliance with

570-498: A political opportunist who "had triggered the political crisis only to serve his personal interest", the Prime Minister resigned his post to President Sergio Mattarella . After Conte's resignation, the national board of the PD officially opened to the possibility of forming a new cabinet in a coalition with the M5S, based on pro-Europeanism, green economy , sustainable development , fight against economic inequality and

627-576: A representative that would be in charge of enhancing the effectiveness and visibility of EU's human rights policy, based on the Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (officially adopted on 25 June 2012), led to the creation of the post of the Special Representative of the European Union for Human Rights. The post, which is providing a strong, independent, flexible and sufficiently broad mandate,

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684-593: A small real estate entrepreneur and local councilor for the Italian Social Movement (MSI), while his mother was a teacher of Italian and Latin . Di Maio attended the Liceo classico and then he enrolled at the University of Naples Federico II to study engineering , but after failing, subsequently changing to law . Di Maio is a dropout and never graduated from university. In 2007, he

741-525: A tweet. Immediately after the announcement, speculations rose about the ransom paid to the kidnappers, which according to some sources stood at around €4 million. Moreover, Romano became the target of a hate campaign by the right-wing opposition due to her conversion to Islam , occurred during the captivity. During a discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, Alessandro Pagano, a member of the League , called her

798-486: A two-State solution with Israel and a democratic, contiguous, viable, peaceful and sovereign Palestinian State living side by side within secure and recognised borders enjoying normal relations with their neighbours in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions 242 , 338 , 1397 and 1402 and the principles of the Madrid Conference . His mandate was extended until 28 February 2025. Annette Weber

855-680: A vote in the Senate regarding the progress of the Turin–Lyon high-speed railway , in which the Lega voted against an attempt of the M5S to block the construction works. Many political analysts believe the no confidence motion was an attempt to force early elections to improve Lega's standing in Parliament, ensuring Salvini could become the next prime minister. On 20 August, following the parliamentary debate in which Conte harshly accused Salvini of being

912-653: Is aiming to cover fields such as the strengthening of democracy, International justice, humanitarian law and the abolition of the death penalty. On 26 February 2024, Olof Skoog was appointed as the European Union Special Representative for human rights, with a mandate from 1 March 2024 until 28 February 2026. The table below is based on official sources provided by the EU. Luigi Di Maio Luigi Di Maio ( Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi di ˈmaːjo] ; born 6 July 1986)

969-551: Is an Italian politician who has been serving as EU Special Representative for the Gulf region since 1 June 2023. Di Maio also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2022, as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Economic Development , Labour and Social Policies from 2018 to 2019, and as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies in the 17th Italian legislature . From September 2017 to January 2020, Di Maio

1026-438: The 2018 election , but he would not be the candidate for the position of prime minister. Di Maio was considered as the front runner and the most likely candidate for the premiership of Italy. Di Maio had been often labeled as the most pragmatic and "institutional", but also the least populist Five Star politician; he is considered the leader of the moderate and "governmental" faction of the movement. No other leading members of

1083-474: The Democratic Party , Lega Nord and Forza Italia , which considered this ballot a false primary election, with the only aim of appointing Di Maio as M5S candidate without any real challenger. In September 2017 Di Maio was elected Prime Ministerial candidate and Political Head of the M5S, with more than 82% of the vote. Before the 2018 general election, Di Maio announced a referendum to quit

1140-607: The Middle East peace process . His mandate runs from 1 May 2021 until 28 February 2023. Between 2017 and 2021 "he was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands, where he was spokesperson on foreign affairs and head of delegation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly." The mandate of the Special Representative is based on the EU's policy objectives regarding the Middle East peace process , which include

1197-577: The Persian Gulf . His aims will be to further develop a stronger, comprehensive and more strategic EU partnership with the countries in the Gulf region. He will also contribute to the stability and security of the region by engaging and supporting dialogue and long-term regional solutions with individual Gulf partners and relevant regional organisations. His mandare runs until 28 February 2025. Sven Koopmans has been appointed Special Representative for

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1254-567: The Persian Gulf . His candidacy, despite being initially opposed by the new Italian government of Giorgia Meloni , was widely approved by the High Representative Josep Borrell and the European Council . Di Maio officially will hold the position from 1 June 2023, with the aim of developing a stronger, comprehensive and more strategic partnership with the countries in the Gulf. In 2023 Di Maio began

1311-629: The Russian invasion , founding his own political group, Together for the Future (IpF). IpF had a brief life, being disbanded following a poor performance in the 2022 Italian general election (in which it ran within the Civic Commitment electoral list alongside Democratic Centre ). Luigi Di Maio was born in Avellino , in 1986; he was the eldest of three brothers. His father Antonio was

1368-465: The Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate and the centre-left coalition, led by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi , came third. However, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament . On 7 April, Di Maio made an appeal to the PD to "bury the hatchet" and consider a governing coalition with his party. On 7 May, President Mattarella held a third round of government formation talks, after which he formally confirmed

1425-535: The Chamber of Deputies. On 12 July 2017, Di Maio was formally investigated for defamation following a complaint filed by Marika Cassimatis, former M5S mayoral candidate in Genoa , while, on 28 July 2017, the journalist Elena Polidori filed a complaint against him also for defamation. Di Maio invoked his parliamentary immunity; he had previously criticized that privilege and pledged never to avail himself of it. In 2017, Beppe Grillo announced that he would campaign in

1482-614: The Council elections of Pomigliano, in which the Five Star Movement obtained 548 votes and Di Maio 59, ranking first among the candidates of his party, but not enough to be elected. In the 2013 election , he was nominated as candidate for the M5S with 189 online votes and elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament at 26 years old. On 21 March 2013, he became the youngest Vice President of

1539-569: The Euro and stated his position to leave. He proposed to dismantle the NATO alliance and criticised the United States commitment against Russia. In the 2018 general election , the M5S became the party with the largest number of votes and of parliamentary seats, while the centre-right alliance, in which Matteo Salvini 's League emerged as the main political force, won a plurality of seats in

1596-492: The Future (IpF). During a press conference, Di Maio stated: "We had to choose which side of the history to stand. The leaders of the Five Star Movement risked to weaken Italy, putting the government in difficulty for reasons related to their own consensus crisis. I thank the movement for what it has done for me, but from today a new path begins." As a result, Di Maio was strongly criticized both from many members of

1653-522: The League announced their intention to ask their respective members to vote on the government agreement by the weekend. On 21 May 2018, Di Maio and Salvini proposed the private law professor Giuseppe Conte for the role of Prime Minister in the 2018 Italian government , despite reports in the Italian press suggesting that President Mattarella still had significant reservations about the direction of

1710-489: The M5S and from the M5S' founder himself, Grillo, being accused of betraying founding precepts of the M5S he himself had strongly advocated for in the past. On 1 August 2022, following the resignation of prime minister Draghi and the call for snap election to be held in September, Di Maio and Bruno Tabacci , leader of Democratic Centre (CD), founded Civic Commitment (IC), a centrist electoral alliance. In spite of

1767-411: The M5S between Conte and Di Maio; the two main representatives of the movement clashed many times regarding the policies promoted by the government as well as in the run-up of the 2022 presidential election , during which Conte briefly supported, along with Salvini, the candidacy of Elisabetta Belloni , opposed by Di Maio. In June 2022, Conte became particularly critic toward the government's approach to

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1824-495: The M5S, such as Alessandro Di Battista , a politician and personal friend of Di Maio, or Roberto Fico , leader of the M5S left-wing faction and rival of Di Maio and Di Battista, would run for the office. Di Maio's opponents were the Senator Elena Fattori (Vice President of the 9th Permanent Senate Committee) and six other city councilors. Many of them were almost unknown and this led to a lot of criticism from

1881-509: The PD, describing it as a "unique occasion" to reform the country. After two days, on 3 September, the members of the Five Star Movement voted in favor of an agreement with the Democrats, under the premiership of Giuseppe Conte, with more than 79% of favorable votes out of nearly 80,000 voters. On 5 September, Di Maio was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new government. On 22 January 2020, four days before crucial elections in

1938-534: The Plan, and could, in principle, annul decisions or laws adopted by Kosovo authorities or sanction public officials who strayed from the Plan. The ICR reported to the International Steering Group for Kosovo (ISG). Following the publication of the draft status proposal in 2006, an International Civilian Office preparation team has been set up in Pristina. The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence declared to accept

1995-586: The affiliation with the Democratic Party, in the election he lost his seat in Parliament, and after his departure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he resigned from Civic Commitment leadership, bringing de facto an end to this electoral list. Following the electoral defeat, Di Maio retired from politics. On 15 May 2023, he was elected Special Representative of the European Union for

2052-477: The consistency and effectiveness of EU action in the Western Balkans. His mandate runs from 2 April 2020 until 31 August 2022. His mandate was renewed until 31 August 2024. Terhi Hakala is the Special Representative for Central Asia . Her mandate is to promote good relations between the EU and central Asian countries and to strengthen stability, cooperation, democracy and respect for human rights in

2109-444: The deadlock situation. The Lega and M5S agreed to hold new elections on 8 July, an option that was however rejected by all other parties. On 9 May, after a day of rumours surfaced, both Di Maio and Salvini officially requested President Mattarella to give them 24 more hours to strike a government agreement between the two parties. Later the same day, in the evening, Silvio Berlusconi publicly announced Forza Italia would not support

2166-537: The eighteen fishermen were freed. In December 2020, Di Maio announced the incoming transfer to Italy of Enrico "Chico" Forti , an Italian murderer who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dale Pike, son of Ibiza Pikes Hotel owner Tony Pike. On 23 December, Di Maio stated: "This is an extremely important result, which rewards a long and patient political and diplomatic work. We have never forgotten Chico Forti, who will finally be able to return to his home country, close to his loved ones.". However Forti

2223-512: The following day, Mattarella gave Carlo Cottarelli , a former director of the International Monetary Fund , the task of forming a new government. On 28 May 2018, the Democratic Party (PD) announced that it would abstain from voting the confidence to Cottarelli, while the Five Star Movement and the center-right parties Forza Italia (FI), Brothers of Italy (FdI) and the League announced their vote against. Cottarelli

2280-848: The hands of Valentin Inzko ), aiming at fostering the EU pre-accession strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, in November 2014, Sørensen became Head of the EU Delegation in Geneva, leaving the EUSR BiH post vacant. Lars-Gunnar Wigemark was appointed as the EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 March 2015 until 31 October 2015. His mandate was extended until 30 June 2018 and again until 31 August 2019. Johann Sattler replaced him in 2019, with

2337-413: The initiative. On 31 May, M5S and the League reached an agreement to form a new government, without Paolo Savona as finance minister (he became minister of European affairs instead), and with Conte at its head. Di Maio was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development , Labour and Social Policies in the first Conte government on 1 June 2018. As minister, he implemented

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2394-452: The lack of any possible majority (M5S rejecting an alliance with the whole centre-right coalition, PD rejecting an alliance with both M5S and the centre-right coalition, and the League's Matteo Salvini refusing to start a government with M5S but without Silvio Berlusconi 's Forza Italia party, whose presence in the government was explicitly vetoed by M5S's leader Luigi Di Maio); on the same circumstance, he announced his intention to soon appoint

2451-404: The members of a government cabinet, most importantly the prime minister. M5S and League leaders met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on 14 May to guide the formation of a new government. On their meeting with President Mattarella, both parties asked for an additional week of negotiations to agree on a detailed government program and a prime minister to lead the joint government. Both M5S and

2508-463: The new government. On 23 May 2018, Conte was invited to the Quirinal Palace to receive the presidential mandate to form a new cabinet. In the traditional statement after the appointment, Conte said that he would be the “defense lawyer of Italian people ”. However, Conte renounced to his office on 27 May due to contrasts between Salvini and President Mattarella. In fact, Salvini proposed

2565-589: The obligations contained in the Ahtisaari Plan, welcoming its framework. In September 2012, international supervision ended, and Kosovo became responsible for its own governance. European Union Special Representative Peter Sørensen took over the position of EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a mandate from 1 September 2011 until 30 June 2015. His post was de-coupled from the one of High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (which remained in

2622-554: The region. In particular, the EU Special Representative will co-ordinate EU action in central Asia and oversee the implementation of the EU Strategy for central Asia. Her mandate runs from 1 July 2021 to 28 February 2023. Her mandate was extended to 28 February 2025. On 1 June 2023, Luigi Di Maio , former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs , was appointed Special Representative of the European Union for

2679-430: The so-called "citizens' income" ( Italian : reddito di cittadinanza ), a system of social welfare provision that provides a basic income and assistance in finding a job to poor people and families, which was one of the main proposal of the M5S 2018 campaign. The income was set to a maximum of €780 per month, and in its first year the program had almost 2.7 million applications. In May 2019, Di Maio's party suffered

2736-468: The university professor Paolo Savona as Minister of Economy and Finances , but Mattarella strongly opposed him, considering Savona too Eurosceptic and anti-German . In his speech after Conte's resignation, Mattarella declared that the two parties wanted to bring Italy out of the Eurozone , and as the guarantor of Italian Constitution and country's interest and stability he could not allow this. On

2793-462: The war in Ukraine and the deployment of military aids to Kyiv's government, on the other hand, Di Maio strongly defended it. Di Maio also labeled the new party's leadership as "immature", while Conte and his closer allies threatened to expel Di Maio from the movement. On 21 June, Di Maio, along with several deputies and senators, left the M5S, founding their own political group, known as Together for

2850-500: Was appointed Special Representative for the Horn of Africa on 1 July 2021. Her mandate runs until 31 August 2022. Her mandate was extended until 31 August 2024. Emanuela Del Re was appointed as the Special Representative for the Sahel on 21 June 2021. Her mandate runs from 1 July 2021 until 31 August 2022. Her mandate was renewed until 31 August 2024. A long-standing request for

2907-587: Was appointed Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia on 13 November 2017. His mandate was extended until 29 February 2020, and again until 28 February 2021. His mandate was again extended until 28 February 2022, and then again until 31 August 2022, and then again until 31 August 2023. and then until 31 August 2024. Magdalena Grono was appointed Special Representative on 1 November 2024. On 3 April 2020, Miroslav Lajčák

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2964-622: Was appointed by the EU Council as Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues. His 12-month mandate includes the tasks to achieve comprehensive normalisation of the relations between Serbia and Kosovo, improve good neighbourly relations and reconciliation between partners in the Western Balkans , helping them overcome the legacy of the past, and contribute to

3021-598: Was confirmed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. In July 2021, Italy–United Arab Emirates relations hit their lowest point, when Italy became the only country in the world to impose sanctions on the United Arab Emirates. The UAE expelled Italian soldiers from the key military base of Al Minhad. Amid the Russo-Ukrainian crisis , Di Maio went to Kyiv on 15 February 2022 to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba , while on 17 February, Di Maio had

3078-477: Was expected to submit his list of ministers for approval to President Mattarella on 29 May. However, on 29 May and 30 May he held only informal consultations with the President, waiting for the formation of a “political government”. Meanwhile, Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio announced their willingness to restart the negotiations to form a political government, Giorgia Meloni , leader of FdI, gave her support to

3135-491: Was never transferred to Italy as the deal was found to be poorly done and not applicable to Italian law. In February 2021, Giuseppe Conte resigned as prime minister, following Italia Viva 's withdrawal from the government. The former President of the European Central Bank , Mario Draghi , was invited by Italian President Sergio Mattarella to form a government of national unity . On 13 February, Di Maio

3192-579: Was registered as an apprentice journalist , later attempting to work as a webmaster . He would then become a concessions vendor selling water at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples . In 2007, Di Maio was among the founders of the political group "Friends of Beppe Grillo ", the predecessors of the Five Star Movement (M5S), founded by the popular comedian in October 2009. In 2010, he ran in

3249-400: Was the leader of the Five Star Movement , an anti-establishment party founded by Beppe Grillo . He resigned from this position to quell discontent and stem the flow of party desertions and expulsions after he led the party into coalition with the centre-left Democratic Party . In June 2022, Di Maio left the M5S due to tensions with Giuseppe Conte over providing support for Ukraine against

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