USA: Mogherini assures Kerry of Italy’s help in boosting peace and security

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini sent US Secretary of State John Kerry the following message for Independence Day: Dear Mr. Secretary of State, I wish to extend my sincerest sentiments of friendship to the American people as they celebrate Day of Independence. The occasion offers me an opportunity to recall the depth of our […]

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Unione Africana, il vice ministro Pistelli incontra la presidente della Commissione Dlamini Zuma

Unione Africana, il vice ministro Pistelli incontra la presidente della Commissione Dlamini Zuma

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Pistelli in Eastern Africa: AU a major interlocutor

The African Union gave the green light to the idea of dialogue between the EU and Eastern Africa, including Egypt and Libya. The aim of the initiative, promoted by Italy and supported by the European Commission, is the joint management of migration flows with the countries of origin and transit as part of a more […]

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Marines: Mogherini and Pinotti meet partners

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti had a long meeting today, Friday 4 July 2014, with Vania Ardito and Paola Moschetti, the partners of Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre. The ministers’ progress report included an up-date on yesterday’s meeting with the team of international lawyers working on the case of the two […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Ansaldo Sts: si aggiudica contratto in Spagna per l’Alta velocita’ (in translation)

Il Ministero dello Sviluppo spagnolo, tramite la societa’ Adif Alta Velocidad, ha assegnato alla Joint-Venture formata da Ansaldo STS, una societa’ Finmeccanica, e Instalaciones Inabensa il contratto del valore di 47 milioni di euro per i sistemi di segnalamento Ertms lungo la linea ad alta velocita’ che collega La Robla e Pola de Lena. Il […]

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Prague – A showcase for contemporary Italian artistic talent

The baroque chapel in the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague is hosting an exhibition entitled “ItaliArts. Contemporary Italian artists in Prague”, which will run until 11 August 2014 to celebrate Italy’s EU Presidency. The event was organised as part of the “ItaliArts” project by Aura, an arts and culture organisation based in Udine, byGiancarlo Caneva’s […]

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Lisbon – Portugal celebrates the Italian semester with music and art

Lisbon joins other capitals in celebrating Italy’s EU Presidency semester, which opened with a speech by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the European Parliament. Young people from Italy and Portugal are taking part in music and art events organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute. The programme will be a celebration of […]

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EU-Japan – Meeting in Rome on Free Trade Agreement and achieving growth together

Ever-closer ties between Europe and Japan, in the spirit of convergence that is vital if we are to grow together and tackle the crisis. That was the topic of a conference entitled “Europe-Japan, a necessary convergence: the free trade negotiations” that was held in Rome to provide an up-date on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). […]

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Vienna – Iniziative Ambasciata italiana per far conoscere programma Semestre UE dell’Italia (in translation)

L’Ambasciata italiana a Vienna ha messo a punto alcune iniziative per far conoscere il programma del Semestre di Presidenza italiana Ue. L’Ambasciatore Giorgio Marrapodi, martedi prossimo, illustrerà le priorità e gli obiettivi del programma del Semestre italiano agli ambasciatori dei Paesi membri dell’Unione, accreditati a Vienna. All’evento sara’ presente il governatore della Banca nazionale austriaca, […]

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Usa – Semestre italiano all’Ue si apre all’insegna dell’arte (in translation)

Negli Stati Uniti il semestre italiano di presidenza dell’Unione europea si apre all’insegna dell’arte. Il nostro ambasciatore a Washington, Claudio Bisogniero, lo ha presentato alla National Gallery in occasione dell’inaugurazione della mostra della “Danae” di Tiziano.L’esposizione e’ promossa e organizzata dalla sede diplomatica. Il capolavoro rinascimentale, proveniente dal Museso di Capodimonte di Napoli, rimarra’ nella […]

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20th MedFilm Festival (la Repubblica Roma)

With the support of the President of the Republic within the Italian EU Presidency Held from 4 to 11 July in Rome’s House of Cinema and MAXXI Museum The MedFilm Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, confirming the appropriateness of an intuition to promote cultural dialogue among the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, starting […]

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Mogherini in Parliament – Foreign policy priorities: our EU Presidency and crises from Ukraine to the Middle East

Our foreign policy priorities and the role Italy intends to play to open a new stage in Europe’s foreign policy. These were the focus of Minister Mogherini’s hearing on Italy’s EU Presidency before the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs Committees. The priorities include a geographical region stretching from Ukraine to Russia to the Middle East […]

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