Head of the European Commission Representation in Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antonio Parenti is the Representative of the European Commission in Italy under the political authority of President von der Leyen. The Representation is based in Rome and Milan. From October 2015 to the end of May 2020, Antonio Parenti was Minister Counselor and Head of the Economy, Trade and Development Section of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. During this period he led numerous negotiations for the EU relating to the implementation of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and was the European chief negotiator for the global pact on migration. Prior to this post, Antonio Parenti was the EU Deputy Chief Negotiator for the Free Trade Agreement with Japan and the Head of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade, responsible for relations with China and China. far East. Antonio Parenti was between 2007 and 2009 Vice President of Severstal International, one of the top ten steel producers in the world, with responsibility for international relations. Antonio Parenti has been a career officer of the European Commission since 1995. Antonio Parenti holds a Masters in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, a Masters in Community Law and a Law Degree from the University of Bologna. . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2058,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n