HRVP Blog – A few weeks ago, I returned to the Island of Ventotene, in Italy, where in 1941 a visionary manifesto “For a free and united Europe” was published. Many of those visions have become reality, but, in the current tense geopolitical context, much more needs to be done to strengthen our political union and reinforce our common foreign and security policy.

HRVP Blog - Two years ago, Mahsa Amini was killed in police custody in Iran, triggering the dignified “Women, Life, Freedom” movement. This movement faced brutal repression. At the same time, Iran has also chosen to provide massive support to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The latest delivery of ballistic missiles is a dangerous escalation. Such policies have been answered with...

HR/VP Blog - At last weekend’s Ambrosetti Forum in Italy, President Zelenskyy and Queen Rania of Jordan addressed the audience. They confronted us with the grim realities of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, highlighting how in both places civilians are suffering of violations of international law and paying a high price for it.