Middle East: Israel must avoid counter-productive initiatives that obstruct dialogue, says Mogherini

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federica Mogherini, views as counterproductive the decision by the Israeli Civil Administration in the Occupied Territories to take possession of the land belonging to 5 Palestinian villages. Israel’s probable intention is to build a new settlement on the land in the Bethlehem area. As the Minister pointed […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Mozambique. Latest oil and gas developments

A new law for the oil and gas sector in Mozambique has recently been approved. The new law reviews the rights allocation arrangements, strengthens the legal framework, and protects national interests and the government’s powers, while safeguarding existing concession contracts. Provisions have been introduced to foster greater transparency, such as an obligation to publish the […]

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Marines: Mogherini wishes Latorre speedy recovery.Working to bring them home to Italy

As soon as she was informed that Massimiliano Latorre had been taken ill, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini contacted the Marine’s companion Paola Moschetti to offer her own solidarity and that of the government’s. “We are with Massimiliano Latorre, to whom I extend my best wishes for a speedy recovery”, she said. “As we […]

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Mogherini: Putin non rispetta i patti ma la diplomazia resta l`unica strada (Corriere della Sera)

«The task of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs is to outline a strategic approach that ensures an incisive EU role in the world, and to seek European partners’ consensus on it. I believe that there is a great deal of room for Europe in foreign policy-making. More than ever before, all the critical challenges […]

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Italy-Turkey: Mogherini wishes Davutoglu and Cavusoglu well, sure of continued excellent collaboration

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Federica Mogherini wished new Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu well. “I am sure that the already excellent collaboration between Italy and Turkey on the many international dossiers that concern both nations will continue”, Mogherini said. At the same time, she added, “together with other […]

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Recall Informazioni accreditamento – Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite

Si segnala che sul sito delle Nazioni Unite, all’indirizzo http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/UNGA69.shtml, sono reperibili le informazioni relative agli accrediti stampa necessari per seguire, a New York, lo svolgimento della 69a Sessione dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite. In particolare, si sottolinea che i giornalisti e i cine-foto-operatori che non siano già in possesso dell’accredito ONU dovranno registrarsi presso […]

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Expo 2015: Turkey confirms participation

Turkey yesterday confirmed it would be participating in the 2015 Milan Universal EXPO. The Farnesina, Italian Embassy in Ankara and the EXPO2015 Society worked at length on this achievement, maintaining intense contacts with the Turkish authorities. Turkey presence further enriches the EXPO’s already broad participation. For its foreseen contribution to the theme of food security […]

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Ebola: Farnesina earmarks another 1.5m euro for emergency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has outlined an approximately 1.5 million euro emergency intervention programme to fight the Ebola epidemic affecting some Western African countries. The Italian Cooperation has earmarked 240,000 euro for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to send doctors, medical supplies and equipment, and boost epidemiological surveillance and provide logistical […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Peru: investira’ 2,2 mld euro per miglioramento sanita’ (in translation)

Il ministro peruviano della Sanita’, Midori de Habich ha messo a punto un piano di investimenti fino al 2016 che raggiungono 8.400 milioni di Soles (2,2 miliardi di euro) che saranno destinati a migliorare la copertura del territorio da parte del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale mediante la costruzione di circa 200 strutture sanitarie di piccola e […]

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Amsterdam – Lo spettacolo teatrale di Nicola Russo (in translation)

Un progetto, due compagnie, tre lingue: si tratta di “Elettra: biografia di una persona comune”, spettacolo teatrale ‘ospite’ ad Amsterdam, dove dal 4 al 6 settembre verra’ rappresentato sia in inglese con Vera Kaye e Charles Halders che in italiano con Laura Mazzi e Nicola Russo presso il Teatro Selma Susanna. All’origine, c’e’ il progetto […]

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Buenos Aires – Exhibit on architectural avant-garde of Puppo

Opening on Thursday 4 September, the exhibition “The architectural avant-garde: Ernesto Puppo, from Italy to Rio de la Plata”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute consisting of architectural drawings and designs for furniture for theatrical and industrial use, some of which will be included in the show. Read more, in Italian.

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Norway – Italy in forefront at Haugesund Film Festival

Italy made a strong showing at the 42nd Norwegian International Film Festival, held recently in the city of Haugesund. Thanks to the efforts of the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo an entire section was dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema, and no less than three made it into the main competition programme. Read more, in Italian.

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