Massimo D'Alema, Former Prime Minister and President of FEPS, Italy

Former Prime Minister of Italy (1998-2000), is currently the President of the Fondazione Italianieuropei and of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). He has been a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (until March 2013) and, from January 2010 to March 2013, President of the Parliamentary Commission for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR). In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second Prodi government. Mr D'Alema has also been a member of the European Parliament (2004-2006). He is a professional journalist and the author of several books.