North-south aligned: Why Italy should join the Three Seas Initiative

North-south aligned: Why Italy should join the Three Seas Initiative

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured), in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli | picture alliance / REUTERS | Remo Casilli The tenth annual Three Seas Initiative (3SI) took place in Warsaw at the end of April. The platform, established in 2016 by 12 EU member states with shared Iron Curtain experience, aims to foster cooperation between countries i…

Why does Italy’s strategy match the Three Seas Initiative

Room for Rome. Italy is not currently part of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), a regional EU platform linking the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas through infrastructure, energy, and digital cooperation. However, this absence is not irreversible, as Rome has strategic room to engage, especially as global connectivity becomes a defining geopolitical terrain. Decoding the news. Backed by the United States and over €110 billion in active projects,…