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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Sudan: Pistelli in Khartoum. A hugely important advance in relations with the countries of Africa

“Today in Khartoum we have achieved a hugely important advance in relations with the African countries for stronger and more effective cooperation in combating the trade in and trafficking of human beings in the Mediterranean, and irregular migration”. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, has returned to Sudan to take […]

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Monaco – Pomodoro family are special guests at Month of Italian Culture and Language

Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro; founder of the “Spazio Teatro No’hma” theatre initiative, Teresa Pomodoro; and Presiding Judge of the Court of Milan, Livia Pomodoro, were special guests at the Principality of Monaco’s Month of Italian Culture and Language. As Italian Ambassador Antonio Morabito, founder of the “Month”, remarked, their presence lent further value to the initiative, […]

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Giro:«Spingiamo le fazioni libiche a trattare» (Panorama)

La Libia è la priorità nel Mediterraneo, come il premier Mattero Renzi ha detto all`Onu. La sua frammentazione minaccia la stabilità in Nord Africa e ci tocca da vicino. Non siamo gli unici coinvolti ma dobbiamo fare la nostra parte. È stato questo il senso della visita a Tripoli del ministro degli Esteri Federica Mogherini […]

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De Chirico in Cairo: art and words. Exhibition celebrating literature and the visual arts opens at the Italian Cultural Institute

An exhibition of Italian artists, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, has opened in the Egyptian capital with trumpet fanfares by the flag-wavers of Sant’Elpidio a Mare. Entitled “Images and Words”, the exhibition, which runs until 13 November 2014, features works where “the genius of literature meets the genius of the visual arts”. […]

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