Mario Monti’s interim government relaunched Italy’s European and international engagement in 2012. Italy was rated ‘slacker’ significantly less than last year, and was mid table as a leader.
| Relations with China | |
| Enhancing Europe's strategic dialogue with China - (1) | - |
| Improving the vetting of Chinese investments in Europe - (2) | - |
| Adopting a stronger stance on anti-dumping e.g. on solar panels - (3) | - |
| Promoting human rights in China - (6 & 7) | Slacker |
| Relations with Russia | |
| Ensuring Russia adheres to WTO rules - (13) | - |
| Promoting human rights in Russia - (15) | - |
| Promoting media freedom in Russia - (16) | - |
| Co-operating with Russia to solve protracted conflicts - (19) | - |
| Persuading Moscow to support EU positions on Syria - (23) | - |
| Relations with the United States | |
| Developing a joint European approach to the use of drones - (30) | - |
| Joint defence projects within NATO or CSDP to limit the effects of budget cuts - (31) | - |
| Resisting US pressure and developing European approach on UN vote on Palestine - (34) | - |
| Countering the US offensive against EU regulation of aviation emissions - (38) | - |
| Relations with Wider Europe | |
| Encouraging Serbia to normalise relations with Kosovo - (41) | - |
| Pushing visa liberalisation for Turkey - (43) | - |
| Encouraging Turkey to adopt the European position towards the Syrian opposition - (46) | - |
| Putting pressure on Belarus for political liberalisation - (47) | - |
| Pushing visa liberalisation for Russia, Ukraine and Moldova - (50) | - |
| Relations with the Middle East and North Africa | |
| Improving financial support for MENA - (53) | Leader |
| Supporting security sector reform in MENA - (54) | - |
| Putting pressure on Algeria and Morocco for political reform - (58) | - |
| Supporting a common position on labelling of products from illegal settlements - (62) | - |
| Increasing pressure on Iran through sanctions - (63) | - |
| Supporting political transition in Libya - (57) and Yemen - (64) | Leader |
| Multilateral issues and crisis management | |
| Increasing development aid to reach agreed targets - (72) | Slacker |
| Increasing humanitarian assistance, especially in the Sahel - (73 & 74) | - |
| Supporting an arms trade treaty at the UN - (67) | - |
| Contributing to CSDP missions - (41, 42, 74, 76, 77 & 78) | Leader |
| Facilitating the consolidation of European seats at the IMF - (65) | - |
| Contributing to the mission in Afghanistan - (79) | - |
Other countries:
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark
Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy
Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal
Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom
