Ukraine: Mogherini meets with Putin – Support for “truce” also from Moscow. Mission accomplished after talks in Kiev

Mission accomplished, culminating with a meeting at the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin. Abroad on her first journey for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, holding talks in Kiev and then in Moscow, Minister Federica Mogherini garnered those countries’ leaders’ agreement with the message of Italy and the EU: that the […]

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EU Presidency – Italy says stop to food waste with “Siticibo”

The Italian EU Presidency opened with a watchful eye on food waste. Indeed, an important agreement was recently signed with the Food Bank involving the catering companies providing for the Presidency events. Thanks to the Food Bank’s “Siticibo” programme, it will be possible to recover much of what is left over from official delegation dinners […]

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MidEast: Italian Consul visits murdered Palestinian’s father

Consul General in Jerusalem Davide La Cecilia and other European diplomats, led by EU Representative for the Territories and Gaza John Gatt Rutter, made a visit of condolence to the home of Hussein Abu Khdeir, father of Mohammad, the young Palestinian recently abducted and murdered. “I carried the condolences of President of the Italian Republic […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Ethiopia: Forum on hotel/tourism opportunities in late September

The Hotel Sheraton in Addis Ababa will host the 2014 edition of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum from 29 September to October 1st. For more information, visit their website http://www.africa-conference.com/. Tourism is on the rise in Ethiopia according to the Ministry of Tourism, with the number of foreign visitors since 1991 up by 12-13%. In […]

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Ukraine: Mogherini in Moscow for talks with Putin – Minister’s meeting with her Russian colleague focuses on ceasefire

The process of finding a solution to the Ukraine crisis cannot be launched without “an immediate ceasefire”. This priority was the central concern of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s mission to Kiev and Moscow, which she shared with Ukraine leaders and now with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of her meeting today at […]

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Italy-Latin America – Giro cites “new trends to grasp”

A “new cycle has begun” in Latin America that prompts reflection on how to interpret “trends that Italy could get in on and even make a difference”, asserted Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro in a speech at the first meeting of the Italy-Latin America Table at the foreign ministry in Rome. An occasion “intended […]

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Oman – Mission to Italy, Stops in Rome and Sardinia

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Oman made a recent mission to Italy. The Sultanate’s delegation, led by Chairman Said Bin Salh Al Kiyoumi, made a stop in Rome for a meeting with the Vice Chairman of Confindustria Assafrica e Mediterraneo Franco Cesarini, before going on to Sardinia for a series of meetings with […]

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Istanbul – ‘Vibrazioni Mediterranee’ in concert

Martino De Cesare and the group ‘Le ‘Vibrazioni Mediterranee’ will offer a concert on Thursday in Istanbul to celebrate the opening of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and will take place in the theatre of Casa Italia in that city. […]

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Buenos Aires – “Exodus” exhibition to open Thursday

“Exodus”, a group show of five Italian artists – Sara Basta, Elena Belliantoni, Laura Cionci, Mariana Ferratto e Dunia Mauro – will open on Thursday 19 July in Buenos Aires as part of the “Verano Italia” programme intended to promote the best of Made in Italy through June and July. The show was organised by […]

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St. Petersburg – The Regio “ambassador” of Italy with Verdi

Turin’s Regio Theatre will be the protagonist of evening events on 9 and 10 July featuring the work of Giuseppe Verdi and Italian culture in Russia’s northern capital of St. Petersburg. On the first evening, Gianandrea Noseda will be conducting the theatre’s orchestra and chorus in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem; the second evening will […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE Informal meeting of Ministers for Development Cooperation (Florence, 14-15 July 2014)

On 14 and 15 July, within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Development Cooperation will be held at Florence’s “Palazzo Vecchio”. Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli will chair the meeting. At 12:00 on 14 July Deputy Minister Pistelli will make a […]

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Kiev accoglie messaggio Italia-Ue – Mogherini, priorità ‘cessate fuoco bilaterale’. Oggi incontro con Putin (in translation)

Il messaggio dell’Italia a Kiev e a Mosca è lo stesso: usare tutti gli strumenti diplomatici necessari all’interno dell’Ucraina e nella regione per arrivare ad un “cessate il fuoco bilaterale”, al controllo delle frontiere, al disarmo dell’est, al rilascio di tutti gli ostaggi, al libero lavoro dei giornalisti all’est. Contemporaneamente agevolare l”’implementazione” dell’accordo di associazione […]

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