After Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, it’s up to Qatar. Luigi Di Maio is visiting the third Persian Gulf state since taking office last June, in his new role as the European Union’s special envoy. Di Maio had a face-to-face meeting with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, foreign minister and prime minister. “We had […]
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Luigi Di Maio, Twitter suspends his new account: it violates the rules
Luigi Di Maio’s first tweet on his new profile was just a few hours ago. The new special representative of the European Union in the Persian Gulf had used the new social account to baptize the role of special envoy: And, to give a greater aura of officiality and internationality, he decided to translate his […]
Luigi Di Maio sent to the Gulf puts more than 330 thousand euros in his pocket
Luigi Di Maio, thanks to his role as the EU’s special envoy in the Persian Gulf, will be able to pocket more than 330 thousand euros. To be precise, 336 thousand. Salary is not official yet. But it is the expected salary for someone who performs this type of task on behalf of the European […]
To choose Luigi Di Maio, EU sent to the Gulf rejected best
“Based on the services provided by the candidates, it is recommended to appoint Mr. Luigi Di Maio” as EU Special Representative in the Persian Gulf for 12,000 euros per month. This was put in black and white by the group of independent technicians who received a mandate from the High Representative for European Foreign Policy, […]
Luigi Di Maio flies to the Persian Gulf and receives the golden salary
After a Dirty Dancing-style “flight” to a pizzeria, Luigi Di Maio prepares to take off towards the Persian Gulf. He will be the European Union’s special envoy for the region that includes Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran. Barring twists, the official appointment is just a formality. A […]
Di Maio sent by the EU to the Persian Gulf with a fabulous salary: here are the numbers. Gasparri gets up
Now only official status is missing, so Luigi Di Maio will become the European Union’s special envoy in the Persian Gulf. In fact, the former head of Itamaraty was elected the best of the four candidates in Brussels, beating Markos Kyprianou, Jan Kubis and Dimitris Avramopoulos. The answer would have reached the offices of Josep […]
Luigi Di Maio sent by the EU to the Persian Gulf: the appointment of the panel of experts
After the disaster with the Civic Commitment in the last elections, Luigi Di Maio had disappeared from the Italian political scene and from social networks. There has been speculation in recent days that he could become the European Union’s envoy to China, even with Mario Draghi’s blessing. It’s not the truth, but we’re not that […]
“Zero utility, incredible choice”. Ask Borrell about Di Maio’s New Role
There is still controversy over Luigi Di Maio and the possibility of him becoming a European Union envoy in the Persian Gulf. Lega MEP Paolo Borchia, federal manager of the League in the world, put “a question to Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, to explain what are the points on which it […]