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    21 July 2014
    EU Presidency: Italian priorities presented to foreign diplomatic corps at MFA

    The priorities of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union were presented to the foreign diplomatic corps at the MFA in three meetings with various regional groups. The presidency’s underlying theme – “Europe: a fresh start” – dominated the meetings in which minister Federica Mogherini, Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova and Secretary General […]

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    21 July 2014
    Middle East: Mogherini meets Cavusoğlu, urges Ankara to use influence for a ceasefire

    Turkey’s European integration and the Italian EU duty presidency’s priorities were the focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s meeting today in Rome with Turkish Minister for European Affairs Mevlüt Cavusoğlu. They also exchanged detailed information regarding a series of Middle East dossiers and, at bilateral level, in reference to EXPO Milano 2015 and […]

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    21 July 2014
    Rule of law and growth – MFA-IDLO conference in Rome

    The conference “Achieving a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda: The Contribution of the Rule of Law to Equity and Sustainability” is under way at the headquarters of the UN’s FAO in Rome, and was organised by the MFA in collaboration with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) within the framework of the Italian duty presidency of […]

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    21 July 2014
    EU – Scarpitta exhibit in Washington for Italian Presidency

    An exhibition of works by Italian sculptor Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007) opened today at Washington’s Hirshhorn modern and contemporary art museum to celebrate the Italian EU presidency. “After bringing Titian’s Danae to the National Gellery for the opening of the presidency semester, we are now participating in the celebration of a great artist of our own […]

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    21 July 2014
    Italy-Usa – Renewable energy seminar with 100 firms

    The Embassy of Italy in Washington held an on-line seminar in which one hundred Italian firms operating in the fields of enewable energy and clean technologies participated. The event, linked to the Gestore Servizi Elettrici Italiano (GSE) in Rome, was promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Confindustria, the GSE and […]

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    21 July 2014
    Middle East – Mogherini says humanitarian truce urgent in coming hours

    “We insist at least on a humanitarian ceasefire in the coming hours”, said Minister Federica Mogherini during a press conference at the foreign ministry that followed a meeting with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. “There is a proposal on the table that calls for an immediate ceasefire and the launch of negotiations, with elements […]

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    21 July 2014
    Albania – Trio italiano a Festival Internazionale Jazz (in translation)

    Ci sara’ anche l’Italia tra i partecipanti alla terza edizione del Festival Internazionale Jazz in Albania, che dal 22 al 27 luglio richiamerà nel Paese balcanico musicisti provenienti da Turchia, Svizzera, Israele, Kosovo, Germania, Austria e Repubblica Ceca. Jazz, afro, ska e ritmi latini A rappresentare la Penisola sara’ il Marco Castelli Trio, che propone […]

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    21 July 2014
    Brazil – Cardano and Leonardo come to Sao Paulo

    “Cardano e Leonardo da Vinci. Un’immersione nel Rinascimento” is the title of a conference by physician and writer Raul Emerich to be organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo on 31 July. The noted Brazilian allergologist is also well known for his writings, which include the novel “Cardano. Ascencao, tragédia e […]

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    21 July 2014
    United States – “On Stage!” Italian theatre festival in New York

    Italian theatre went “On Stage!” in New York with more than 20 performances and readings for an audience of over 1,500 people. The Festival of Contemporary Italian Theatre, now in its 2nd edition, was also staged for the first time in Washington at the auditorium of the Italian embassy. Read more, in Italian

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    20 July 2014
    Middle East: Mogherini cites intollerable casualty toll, urges stop to shelling

    Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini urged the parties to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to halt the shelling. “With each passing hour the number of dead and wounded rises as the shelling destroys homes and public buildings. We have also learned that the Um el Nasser Child Center, which the Italian Cooperation contributed to opening, has […]

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