Middle East: Support for new Palestinian Government, says Mogherini. Peace process must move forward.

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has given an assurance that Italy will “fully support” the new Palestinian government led by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. “An important advance has been made in the Palestinian reconciliation process”, she commented. Minister Mogherini added that the Government intends to continue working with the Palestinian executive, in view of the guarantees […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Canada: Seminar on the Arctic Region being organised with the Italian Embassy

The Italian Embassy and the Canadian Polar Commission are organising a one-day seminar in Ottawa on scientific issues relating to the Arctic. The event, which will take place on 22 October 2014, will involve experts from both countries. Its aim is to identify and discuss research programmes of common interest, including in the context of […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Arrivo dal Camerun dei due religiosi italiani liberati, Giampaolo Marta e Gianantonio Allegri (Aeroporto di Ciampino, 3 giugno 2014)

I cine-foto-operatori interessati a riprendere l’arrivo dal Camerun all’aeroporto di Ciampino Militare dei due religiosi italiani liberati, Giampaolo Marta e Gianantonio Allegri, previsto per oggi, sono pregati di chiedere uno specifico accreditamento. Le richieste di accreditamento dovranno essere inviate al Servizio per la Stampa e la Comunicazione Istituzionale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri via mail […]

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“Transparency and Government: access for all to the diplomatic service”

Access to the diplomatic service is allied with the values of transparency, anonymity, rigour and merit. It is the vital instrument in ensuring that the Farnesina’s leadership is constantly renewed and a key step for young people aspiring to take on increased, and increasing, responsibility as foreign policy operators in the service of the country. […]

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MFA Statistical Yearbook – Boom in visa numbers and increased access to portal

A boom in the numbers of visas issued (up 13.5%) and a significant increase in visits to the esteri.it portal (over 5.5 million visits and nearly 17 million page views). A portal which Aldo Amati, the Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, described as “a doorway to the Farnesina and to Italy’s foreign […]

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Balkans: Mogherini in Vienna – Central European Initiative (CEI) foreign ministers’ meeting

The conference on the Western Balkans is now under way in Vienna, as part of the annual meeting of Central European Initiative (CEI) foreign ministers. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is attending the meeting along with representatives of the CEI’s 18 member countries, the European Union’s Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan Fule, and the […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – “Trasparenza e Pubblica Amministrazione: l’accesso per tutti alla carriera diplomatica” (Farnesina, 4 giugno 2014)

Mercoledì 4 giugno 2014, alle ore 15.30, nell’ambito della Terza Giornata della Trasparenza, si terrà alla Farnesina l’evento “Trasparenza e Pubblica Amministrazione: l’accesso per tutti alla carriera diplomatica”. Trasparenza, anonimato, rigore e merito: il concorso di accesso alla carriera diplomatica quale strumento essenziale per assicurare il costante rinnovo della classe dirigente della Farnesina e tappa […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – III Giornata della Trasparenza – Presentazione Annuario Statistico 2014 (Farnesina, 04 giugno 2014)

A reminder that the 3rd annual Transparency Day will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday 4 June 2014 at 11:00, during which the Ministry’s 2014 Statistical Yearbook will be presented and at which Secretary General will deliver the welcome address Michele Valensise. The publication, now in its 15th edition, gathers all […]

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Messaggio del Ministro Mogherini in occasione della Festa della Repubblica

Today is an important day for us, also for those of you who are living abroad. Today we are celebrating the birth of our republic, and it seemed only right to do it with each of you, even if from far away, because we know how important our homeland, our republic, is even for those […]

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Italian National Day and EXPO 2015 – Minister illustrates programme of events in Italian Embassies and Consulates

The focus for this year’s “Festa della Repubblica” (Italian National Day) is EXPO Milan 2015, with initiatives in 180 Embassies and Consulates around the world. “We decided to dedicate Italian National Day in part to the EXPO by using the ceremonies and celebrations in our embassies and consulates as an opportunity to illustrate the initiative”, […]

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Mogherini: «Basta veti, indeboliscono l`Unione. L`Italia ha ora una nuova centralità»

Il MessaggeroMarco Ventura Il premier britannico Cameron, secondo lo Spiegel, minaccia l`uscita dall`Europa se Juncker sarà presidente della Commissione. «Mi auguro – dice il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini – che l`indiscrezione venga smentita, sarebbe davvero un brutto presagio. La logica dei veti o delle minacce nazionali è esattamente una delle ragioni della debolezza dell`Europa […]

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Priests released: Mogherini “overjoyed” by the news

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has confirmed the news of the release of two Italian priests, Gianantonio Allegri e Giampaolo Marta, who were kidnapped on 5 April 2014 along with a Canadian nun from the Tchere mission in Maroua diocese, in northern Cameroon. Sister Gilberte Bussière was also freed. “I’m overjoyed. I wish first of all […]

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