Dichiarazione congiunta sulla Libia dei Governi di Francia, Italia, Germania, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti d’America

Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States The governments of France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States strongly condemn the ongoing violence in Libya and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities. We condemn the crimes of Ansar al-Sharia entities, and […]

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Accreditation Notice: Italian Language in the World States General (Florence, 21 and 22 October 2014)

The Italian Language in the World States General will take place in Florence on 21 and 22 October 2014, in Palazzo Vecchio and the Teatro della Pergola. The event is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, the Universities and Research (MIUR) and […]

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Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, co-chaired an EU-Angola ministerial this morning in Brussels. The meeting took place in the framework of the “Joint Way Forward” dialogue process to intensify the bilateral political, economic and social partnership. “The European Union and Italy view Angola’s economic progress and its growing role […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Asia-Europe: business community’s goal is to reduce protectionism

The entrepreneurs who attended the 14th Asia-Europe Business Forum in Milan, organised this year by Confindustria and BusinessEurope, closed their meeting with a statement. The document containing the recommendations of the European and Asian business communities was handed over to the political leaders by Emma Marcegaglia, current President of BusinessEurope. The entrepreneurs’ goal is to […]

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Ukraine: Mogherini, Klimkin, Lavrov and Burkhalter working on new OSCE monitoring mission using drones

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin and Russia, Serghei Lavrov, met today with the Chairperson of the OSCE, Didier Burkhalter, to work on an OSCE mission to monitor the line of the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire. The meeting, which took place in the margins of the ASEM Summit in Milan, was […]

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Italian Statistics Day – Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be taking part

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, a member of the National Statistics System, is taking part in the 4th Italian Statistics Day (21 October 2014). Statistics Day is promoted and organised by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) and the Italian Statistics Society (SIS).

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Libya: Mogherini stresses need for follow-up to diplomatic efforts

After her visit to Tripoli on Saturday 11 October, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke on the phone today with the United Nations Special Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon. In the run-up to the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council taking place in Luxembourg on Monday 20 October, they discussed the developments in the crisis. “The situation, […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – EU: Asia vital to recovery, EU-Asia relations a priority

EU: Asia vital to recovery, EU-Asia relations a priority “In Asia, we Europeans see a vital anchor for our economic recovery”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the European Union’s future High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, speaking at the Asia-Europe Business Forum in Milan. Mogherini […]

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Cologne – Italian music takes centre stage with 15 concerts

The Italian music festival has opened with the “Racconti Mediterranei” concert at the theatre of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, featuring jazz musicians Enrico Pieranunzi on piano, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinet and Luca Bulgarelli on double bass. The festival, a joint initiative by the Italian Cultural Institute and Cologne City Council, runs until 5 […]

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Italy–Spain: Food security meeting in Madrid

A conference on food security entitled “‘Salus per Cibum’ Espana e Italia: dos paises amigos, una filosofia sobre alimentos y salud” took place recently at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Agencia Espanola de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricion and ICE–Italian Trade Agency. […]

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Italy-Somalia: COPEAM visit for university cooperation

A possible resumption of academic cooperation by Somalia and Italy was the focus of a 3-day visit to Mogadishu by Pier Luigi Malesani, Secretary General of COPEAM, the organisation led by RAI broadcasting corporation to provide audio-visual services for the Mediterranean region. Accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Somalia, Fabrizio Marcelli, the Secretary General met […]

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Syria: Kobane’s population must be protected, says Mogherini. 300,000 euros in aid from Italian Cooperation

To tackle the serious humanitarian crisis caused by the ISIS siege of the Syrian town of Kobane, Italian Cooperation has earmarked 300,000 euros for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to help the Kurds fleeing towards the Turkish-Syrian border. “The situation in Kobane is dramatic and the population needs urgent protection”, […]

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