Romanian-Italian
\nrelations are based on a Consolidated Strategic Partnership, signed by the two
\ncountries’ Foreign Ministers on January 9, 2008. The presence of a large
\ncommunity of Romanians in Italy, totaling some 1,2 million people, and of a
\nsignificant number of Italians in Romania, have created an important social and
\neconomic dimension for this relationship. <\/p>\n
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Political
\ncontacts have been frequent and varied over the years. Romania’s president
\nvisited Italy in 2008, 2011 and 2015, while the Romanian Prime Minister visited
\nItaly in 2009, 2012 and 2014. High-ranking Italian officials in turn visited
\nRomania in 2011 and 2016. <\/p>\n
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Also worth
\nmentioning is that the Inter-Government Summit mechanism was set up between
\nRomania and Italy, with the first edition being held in 2008 in Rome, whereas
\nthe second edition was held in 2011 in Bucharest. Italy is currently one of
\nRomania’s top economic partners, both in terms of two-way trade, as well as
\ninvestment.<\/p>\n
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According to
\nstatistics, on March 31, 2017 two-way trade accounted for 3.5 billion euros,
\nnamely 5% higher as compared to the previous year. Cultural and scientific
\ncooperation between the two countries has also been prospering. Rome currently
\nplays host to Accademia di Romania, while the Romanian Institute for Culture
\nand Humanistic Research is based in Venice. <\/p>\n
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Romania hosts
\nthree Italian Lecturers’ Departments, in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Timisoara),
\nwhile Italy has six Romanian Lecturers’ Departments, in Calabria, Naples,
\nPadua, Pisa, Rome and Turin. Italy is also home to over 100 Romanian
\nassociations. <\/p>\n
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In turn, Romania
\nhas five high-schools with teaching in both Italian and Romanian. According to
\nRadio Romania’s correspondent in Rome, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini
\nsaid that Romanians account for the biggest community in Italy, which is also
\nthe best-integrated one from an economic, cultural and commercial point of
\nview. <\/p>\n
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The Italian
\nofficial said it is his duty to protect the large majority of Romanians who are
\nhard-working, honest people and to punish, at the same time, the few criminals who
\nstain the former’s image. <\/p>\n
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On the other
\nhand, Minister Salvini expressed hope that the Romanian Presidency of the
\nCouncil of the European Union will close certain economic issues that have been
\npending for years and deal with more pressing matters, such as employment,
\ntrade exchanges, tourism, agriculture and fishing. Last but not least, Matteo
\nSalvini said Europe cannot be simply a banking, financial or business market
\nand needs to refocus on human and family values. <\/p>\n
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