Minister Mogherini received at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was received today at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Their discussions centred on the Ukraine situation — following the minister’s visit to Kiev and Moscow –the crisis in the Middle East and the serious wave of attacks against Christian communities in various countries of Africa.

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UN: Staffan De Mistura named special envoy for Syria; Minister Mogherini’s congratulations

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini offered her congratulations to Staffan De Mistura on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Syrian. Mogherini telephoned De Mistura to assure him of the Italian government’s willingness to work together to foster a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

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Afghanistan: Mogherini warns against wasting historic opportunity

Afghanistan must not waste the opportunity offered by the presidential elections, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini underscored. “Afghanistan is at a fork in the road. The millions of Afghans who courageously went to the voting polls for the presidential elections confirmed their desire to live in a country on the path to completion of […]

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Dei/Sole 24 ore: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole24Ore and Radiocor

Belarus: new industrial park with maxi-tax exemptions Work began near Minsk in Belarus on a new industrial park to be known as ‘Vyaliki Kamen’, or “Big Rock”, which will occupy a surface area of over 80 square kilometres and enjoy the legal status of Special Economic Area. The companies that will locate there will benefit […]

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MidEast: Mogherini urges reinstatement of ceasefire. Civilian attacks unacceptable

With the situation worsening dramatically with the passing of every hour, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini today renewed her appeal for a stop to the armed confrontation between Israel and Gaza. “For days now we have been witness to indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas. Hamas’ threat to the security of Israel with its continuous […]

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Prague – Music and art to celebrate the Italian Presidency

Music, art and a stroll through history made for a series of events in Prague celebrating the start of the Italian EU Presidency. Opening the series was a concert held in the cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute by the Czech Virtuosi, soprano Minerva Moliner Ferrer and Czech violinist Pavel Wallinger performing arias and selections […]

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Luxembourg – Concert for launch of EU Presidency

A concert was given at the Luxembourg Conservatory for the official opening of the Italian EU Presidency, featuring “I Solisti Veneti – Ensemble Vivaldi”, conducted by Claudio Scimone. The event was organised by the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Office of the Representative of the European Commission in […]

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Budapest – “100 Violins” Homage to EU Presidency

Budapest paid homage to the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a concert by Giovanni Sollima and the “Cento violini” organised by the Italian Cultural Institute at Budapest’s St. Stephen’s Basilica. The composer brought together 100 cellists – young people, professionals and amateurs – from Italy, Hungary and other European countries […]

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Balkans: Mogherini, EU integration an investment policy

The Western Balkans European Union integration will be one of the priorities of the Italian Presidency, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini asserted in her address for the opening of the Western Balkans Integration Forum that began today in Dubrovnik Croatia. “This is a perfect occasion on which to confirm Italy’s deep commitment to […]

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World Economic Forum – Seeking young candidates for new ideas on the future of the planet

The deadline for applications to take part in the Rome Hub of “Global Shapers” is 31 August. The independent, non-partisan volunteer association was born in 2012 of a World Economic Forum initiative to put young people across the world in touch and involve them in the processes that are changing society. Contributing to bettering society […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Spain: bill on relaunching trade and banks limits

The Spanish government approved a decree today on measures aimed at relaunching trade. In particular, these include reducing the time it takes to open a new business, which will go from 6 to 3 months, and extending the option to another 10 cities with high tourism potential to keep shops open later; these include San […]

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Balkans: Mogherini in Dubrovnik – Forum on promoting the region’s European integration

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini takes part in the 9th “Croatia Forum”, an international summit held in Dubrovnik and dedicated to the Balkans region and prospects for European integration. Participants in this year’s edition, which concludes tomorrow Friday 11 July, include 18 EU foreign ministers, diplomats from the US, China, Russia and Japan, and […]

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