13 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
Person
Former European commissioner and Italian foreign minister, European Commission
Coverage 3 articles
Politics
The liberal politician who led campaigns for divorce and abortion rights in 1970s Italy later oversaw humanitarian aid for the Balkans, Rwanda and Afghanistan as a European commissioner.
Politics
The Radical Party politician turned a criminal act into a public campaign, then spent five decades in Italian and European politics pushing civil rights causes others avoided.
Politics
The Radical Party politician shaped EU humanitarian policy and championed federalism across a career that took her from illegal abortion to the European Commission and Italy's foreign ministry.
