«A port system that includes Trieste and Koper (Koper, Slovenia) that strengthens reception capacities and promotes exports. The terminal is Trieste, Koper could be the twin that reinforces the system.» This solution was outlined by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani during a press conference with his Slovenian counterpart, Tone Kajzer, in Nova Gorica (Slovenia). Minister Kajzer echoed him, confirming what Tajani stated: «Our interest – said the Slovenian minister – is to collaborate organically between our ports».
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In the background is Imec, the infrastructure project officially presented in September 2023 during the G20 summit in New Delhi. The goal is to connect three of the most dynamic economic areas on the planet — India, the Middle East, and Europe — to promote commercial, energy, and digital integration. The northern corridor would connect the Middle East to Europe through a combination of rail lines and road and port networks, crossing the countries of the Arabian Peninsula (such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) to then open into the Mediterranean. The port of Trieste has the characteristics to gain a space.
Tajani: «For Slovenia, I am considering alternative measures to Schengen suspension»
At the center of the meeting was also the situation at the Italy-Slovenia border, characterized by the maintenance of fixed police controls, temporarily derogating from the free movement regime of the Schengen agreement. «Italy – said Tajani – is positively considering the possibility of replacing, at the end of the extension, the suspension of Schengen» at the Italy-Slovenia border «with agreed alternative measures that guarantee security and the fight against irregular immigration.» «I have already discussed this with Piantedosi,» added the head of the Foreign Ministry. A mixed collaboration is being considered, like «at the border with France, with Italian and French police officers.» Kajzer described the border as «a space for cooperation and new opportunities.» The extension expires on December 18.
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In the morning, Tajani spoke in Trieste at the Annual Forum of the South East Europe Observatory, established by the Einaudi Foundation. «I appreciated the proposals of the South East Europe Observatory regarding a less bureaucratic model of the accession process of the Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, ed.) to the European Union – he stated -. A valuable suggestion that I share.» In general, the minister reiterated that the Western Balkans countries «are European» and «we must let them join the European Union as their right as soon as possible.» In this sense, however, «Europe must not have a hostile attitude: in accession procedures, we must be rigorous but not obstructive. If we delay with a bureaucratic attitude, we risk politically losing the Balkans because there are different interests among Russia, China, and Arab countries. For Italy – Tajani emphasized – it is a political priority.»
The minister: «Rapid accession of the Western Balkans must be a priority»
Responding on the sidelines of the meeting to a question about the state funeral for Ratko Mladic, the head of the Foreign Ministry clarified: «We are always convinced that Serbia must be a future part of the European Union, even if there are mistakes, choices that we do not share, but they certainly cannot be irreparable conditions for accession to the European Union.» On Mladic’s funeral, he continued, «we have said nothing,» however «the Serbian authorities did not attend, it is a choice that was made, it does not seem enthusiastic to me, perhaps it could have been avoided, but we look at the progress Serbia must make» to enter Europe.
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