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Osimo, a Treaty that is still being discussed
Polemics, protests, silences, disinterest and reticence: the Treaty of Osimo, signed in the town in the Marche region on 10 November 1975, marked a controversial page in the history of the eastern Italian border. In the face of historians, observers and politicians who judged it a masterpiece in the creation of an Italian Ostpolitik in the midst of the Cold War aimed at perfecting the already good relations with communist Yugoslavia, the Treaty of Osimo was immediately opposed by the Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian exiles, while in Parliament the only vain opposition came from the Italian Social Movement. If at the time the bilateral agreement between Italy and Yugoslavia...
From Basovizza a road map for Italy in the Balkans
by Igor Pellicciari - 19/07/2020 - Source: Formiche. Analysis, comments and scenarios Beyond the beautiful emotions that seeing Sergio Mattarella and Borut Pahor holding hands aroused, the historic meeting must be an opportunity to reflect on the relations between Italy and the Balkans, beyond the mistrust and ghosts of the past. The analysis by Igor Pellicciari, professor of History of International Relations at the University of Urbino and Luiss Guido Carli. The ceremony in Basovizza of the Italian president together with the Slovenian president was politically important but also touching for those who have lived halfway between the Italian and Balkan spaces. Among them is the undersigned who,...
