Press Conference Minister Federica Mogherini – President of the Swiss Confederation Didier Burkhalter (Foreign Ministry, 29 July 2014)Didier Burkhalter (Farnesina, 29 luglio 2014)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini is scheduled to meet at the foreign ministry in Rome on Tuesday 29 July at 12:30 with Swiss Confederation President and head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter. The meeting will be followed by a press conference. Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the event […]

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Mogherini in Belgrade and Podgorica – Final stops on her Balkans mission

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini concludes her Balkans mission today with stops in Belgrade and Podgorica, after last week visiting Bosnia, Kosovo, FYROM and Albania. Mogherini is to meet in Belgrade with Deputy Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, Premier Aleksander Vucic and President Tomislav Nikolic, and after that at the parliament […]

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Munich – Day of Italian Artists in Bavaria a success

A day dedicated to Italian culture and art in Munich, where a full calendar of events was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Munich Forum Italia and COMITES to celebrate Italy’s turn at the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Read more, in Italian.

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Cooperation – In the field for Palestinian health

The foreign ministry signed a convention on collaboration between the Italian Development Cooperation and the four Italian regions of Umbria, Tuscany, Campania and Sicily within the framework of a programme aimed at upgrading the Palestinian healthcare system (POSIT). The idea is to offer the services of professional from the regions’ various healthcare services with experience […]

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Cyprus – Italy offers Aeschylus’ tragedies

Italy participated in the 18th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama with two of the Aeschylus tragedies – “The Libation Bearers” and “Eumenides” – from the “Oresteia” trilogy. The performances featured a cast of noteworthy Italian actors, and were held at the Makario III amphitheatre in Nicosia and the Ancient Odeon Theatre in Paphos. Read […]

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Mideast: Mogherini-Zarif meeting

The dramatic situation in Gaza was the focus of a telephone meeting Minister Federica Mogherini held with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his request, during which the two ministers agreed on the need to put an end to the loss of human lives in Gaza and Israel, and to renew the ceasefire and […]

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Libya: Over 100 Italians already transferred out

With the situation worsening in Libya, some days ago the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, called for a plan for the defence of Italian nationals in the areas most at risk. Through our embassy and the Crisis Unit, the foreign ministry had already begun monitoring Italians there, and in recent days encouraged the protected […]

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Iraq elections: Deputy Minister Pistelli’s congratulations

“In the name of the Italian government, I extend my congratulations to the Iraqi people on the recent election of president Fouad Masum, speaker of the Parliament Salim Al-Jubouri and his deputies, to whom I offer my best wishes in their new and important posts”, declared Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who is scheduled to […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Punto stampa ministro Federica Mogherini – presidente del Consiglio della Federazione elvetica Didier Burkhalter (Farnesina, 29 luglio 2014)

Martedì 29 luglio, alle ore 12.30, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Federica Mogherini incontrerà alla Farnesina il Presidente della Confederazione Svizzera e Capo del Dipartimento federale per gli affari esteri Didier Burkhalter. Al termine dell’incontro è previsto un punto stampa. I giornalisti e i cine-foto-operatori interessati a seguire il punto stampa sono pregati di accreditarsi […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – Messico: Congresso approva leggi attuative riforma tlc (in translation)

Messico: Congresso approva leggi attuative riforma tlc Il Congresso messicano ha approvato un pacchetto di legislazione secondaria in attuazione della riforma costituzionale delle telecomunicazioni, diretta ad aprire il settore alla concorrenza. Tra i principali obiettivi a cui la legislazione secondaria dara’ attuazione emergono il contrasto all’abuso di posizione dominante; un piu’ampio accesso alle tecnologie dell’informazione […]

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Italia-Ungheria: precisazioni su notizie stampa

In relazione a una lettera dell’Anti Defamation League al ministro degli Affari esteri Federica Mogherini, di cui riferisce oggi un quotidiano, il servizio stampa della Farnesina conferma che non è arrivata al ministero degli Esteri alcuna richiesta di gradimento per la sostituzione dell’attuale ambasciatore di Ungheria a Roma, giunto alla fine della sua missione in […]

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Pistelli: «Lieto fine a colpi di dialogo» (Avvenire)

Pistelli: «È stato decisivo l`aver trattato il Sudan da pari a pari» L`incontro con Francesco: «Al solo preannuncio si è illuminata» di Luca Liverani “Non devo certo essere io a descrivere il carattere umano straordinario di papa Francesco e il contatto che riesce subito a instaurare. E l`incontro di Meriam è stato bello, molto intenso. […]

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