In 1983, the Republic of San Marino, as a third State, established official relations with the European Union. Since then, the relations have strengthened, making it possible to considerably reduce distances and to introduce important opportunities for dialogue and discussion.
This section of the website contains necessary information to describe the structure of the cooperation with the European Union and it also provides some points for discussion and analysis relating to the process undertaken by San Marino for greater European integration, from the start of negotiations for an Association Agreement to the steps taken in areas related to territorial cooperation.
The different sections allow to learn more about the history of relations with the European Union and the roots of the European tradition of San Marino, to have access to institutionally important documents, to follow the initiatives undertaken by the country to strengthen relations with the Union and learn more about this topic through publications and studies by the Directorate of European Affairs.
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Below is a list, in order of recent publication, of in-depth thematic studies, drafted in Italian by the Directorate of European Affairs.
Click on the title to view an extract of the document. For more information on this and for possible consultation, please send a request to the following email address: affari.europei@esteri.sm
Studio comparativo sulle strutture amministrative che governano la materia statistica nei seguenti Stati: Grecia, Malta, Slovenia, Cipro, Islanda e Liechtenstein (13 pagine, 2021)
Tabella di comparazione tra la Convenzione del 1974 e l’acquis europeo in materia di sicurezza sociale (80 pagine, 2019)
– Libertà di stabilimento – Principato del Liechtenstein e San Marino a confronto (10 pagine, 2019)
La vigilanza finanziaria nell’Unione europea: alcuni casi di studio (46 pagine, 2019)
Direttiva 2014/24/UE: analisi e riflessioni sulla questione delle "soglie" (36 pagine, 2018)
Area Schengen: il caso del Liechtenstein (37 pagine, 2018)
INSPIRE “Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe” (29 pagine, 2018)
Questionario della Unione europea – Risposte di San Marino (439 pagine, 2013)
Rapporto definitivo e consolidato del Gruppo tecnico per la valutazione di nuove modalità di integrazione con l’Unione Europea, presentato nella sessione di dicembre del 2010 del Consiglio Grande e Generale della Repubblica di San Marino (pagine, 2010)
"I am delighted and honoured that San Marino can host the first edition of the EU Film Festival - San Marino 2023. This initiative, to which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gladly granted its patronage, represents a privileged moment of celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of San Marino and the European Union, while recalling one of the fundamental dimensions of this relationship: the cultural one."
Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"This year, after 40 years of diplomatic relations between the European Union and San Marino, we celebrate the consolidation of our relations, also through the negotiations for an ambitious Association Agreement. I therefore hope that this festival will be a motivation to continue cultivating our cultural relations, using cinema as a means to build bridges between EU countries and San Marino”.
Alexandra Valkenburg, Ambassador of the European Union to San Marino
Cycle of meetings on the changes and opportunities for all citizens, workers, associations and companies, with the EU Association Agreement.
Calendar of meetings:
31 January 2023 - The political dimension: San Marino’s process from a third State to an EU associated State
20 February 2023 - The legal dimension: the four freedoms, European jurisdiction and the Republic of San Marino
20 March 2023 - The individual dimension: free movement of persons in Europe and implications for San Marino
17 April 2023 - The economic dimension: the single market between the European Union and San Marino
15 May 2023- The cultural dimension: Erasmus and beyond. Culture and communication between the big Europe and a small State
19 June 2023 - The social dimension: European projects and funding An opportunity for San Marino
“San Marino towards Europe”: the individual dimension of the Association Agreement - press release