“Italy can be a key protagonist in this great operation: it is a great opportunity for us and my presence here means how much we consider it important.”
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Paolo Gentiloni
Paolo Gentiloni Silveri is an Italian politician who was European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024. He had previously served as prime minister of Italy from December 2016 to June 2018.
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culture · Italian politician (born 1954) · politician · journalist · also Paolo Gentiloni, Paolo Gentiloni Silveri, Gentiloni
Born 22 November 1954 · Q1071031
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2026· 2 entries
“Italy will not be intimidated”
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of the Democratic Party (2019–2020).
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Career landmark: European Commissioner for Economy (2019).
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2018· 4 entries
Election won: 2018 general election.
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Campaign: 2018 general election.
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Agriculture (2018–2018).
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2018–2019).
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2017· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “President Trump raised his middle finger to make an obscene gesture at Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni during a meeting at the 2017 G7 summit in Italy.” Unproven.
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2016· 2 entries
Was the high levels of illegal immigration to Italy
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Italy (2016–2018).
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2015· 1 entry
“if needed, Italy will be ready to fight in Libya against the Islamic State, because the Italian government can not accept the idea that there is an active terrorist threat only a few hours from Italy by boat.”
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014–2016).
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2013· 3 entries
After the euro area crisis that affected Italy in 2011
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Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2013–2018).
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After Bersani's resignation as secretary, Gentiloni supported the Mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, in the Democratic Party leadership election
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2008· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2008–2013).
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2007· 3 entries
Was one of the senior founding members of the Democratic Party, and went on to become party president from 2019 to 2020
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The government suffered a crisis and lost its majority, so the reform had never been approved
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Formed by the union of the social democrats Democrats of the Left and the Christian leftist The Daisy
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2006· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2006–2008).
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Career landmark: Italian Minister of Communications (2006–2008).
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2002· 1 entry
Was a founding member of the Christian leftist The Daisy party, being the party's communications spokesman for five years
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic (2001–2006).
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1997· 1 entry
With 985,000 popular votes, the highest share in the history of the city
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1993· 1 entry
Became Rutelli's spokesman during his campaign to become Mayor of Rome; after the election, which saw a strong victory by Rutelli against Gianfranco Fini, leader of the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement, Gentiloni w
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1989· 1 entry
Married Emanuela Mauro, an architect; they have no children
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1981· 1 entry
Gentiloni followed the MLS into the Proletarian Unity Party (Partito di Unità Proletaria; PdUP), remaining a member until its dissolution three years later
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1954· 2 entries
Born 1954-11-22.
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During his childhood he attended a Montessori institute, where he became a friend of Agnese Moro, the daughter of Aldo Moro, a Christian democratic leader and Prime Minister
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