Enzo Moavero Milanesi (born 17 August 1954) is an Italian

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and law professor who served as

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in the first Cabinet of

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from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. He was also the Chairman-in-Office of the

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during the Italian Chairmanship of the organisation in 2018. He previously served as Deputy

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(2002–2005) and as Italy's Minister of European Affairs in the

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and the

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from 16 November 2011 to 22 February 2014. He is a graduate of the

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Early life and education

Milanesi was born on 17 August 1954. He is a descendant of

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, who founded the

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in Milan. He graduated in law from the

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and continued his studies in

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, taking an LL.M. at the

(1981–1982, Johan Beyen promotion).

Career

European and political career

Milanesi served in the

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from 1977 to 1979, and subsequently worked for 20 years for the

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Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. In 1994,

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appointed Milanesi

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for European Affairs. From 1995 to 2000 Milanesi served as chief of cabinet to European Commissioner

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, responsible for competition policy and the internal market. Milanesi served as Deputy

from 2002 to 2005, in this capacity supporting Secretary General David O'Sullivan. Milanesi was appointed as Minister of European Affairs in the

on 16 November 2011 and reconfirmed in the following

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led by Prime Minister

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on 28 April 2013. He left the cabinet on 22 February 2014. Shortly after,

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Michel Barnier appointed Milanesi as an unpaid special adviser on legal issues on implementation of single market rules. From 2015, he served as special adviser to

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, the First Vice President of the European Commission, on the Rule of Law and 'Better Regulation'. Milanesi became the

in the

on 1 June 2018. Shortly after he took office, the ministry summoned French ambassador Christian Masset over remarks made by

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condemning Italy's decision to close its ports to humanitarian rescue ships.Giuseppe Fonte (13 June 2018)
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''.

Teaching

From 1993 to 1996, Milanesi was Professor of Law at the

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and LUISS, and from 1996 to 2000, he taught at the

, and again at the Sapienza University from 2002 to 2006. He is currently Professor of European Law and Director of the School of Law at LUISS. He is also a visiting professor at the

Honours

National honours

* Commander of the

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(26 April 2000) * Grand Officer of the

(22 May 2002) * Knight Grand Cross of the

(16 February 2009) * Recipient of the

Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art The Medal of Merit for Culture and Art ( it, Medaglia ai benemeriti della scienza e della cultura; la, Medal est per Meritum unius culturae et artis) is an Italian medal established on 16 November 1950. The medal has three classes (gold, silv ...

(20 April 2006)

Foreign honours

* Estonia: Member 1st Class of the

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of ...

(2 July 2018) * Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the

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(29 June 2018)

References

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