Ucraina: Mogherini, attuare accordi Ginevra. Senza passi avanti nuove sanzioni

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke at length on the telephone today with American Secretary of State John Kerry about the crisis in Ukraine, following the G7 leaders’ phone conversation. Mogherini and Kerry both expressed extreme concern over the news coming out of Ukraine. “The growing tension and violence in the south-east of the country is […]

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Marò – Mogherini: «Li vogliamo in Italia. Ma non sarà un percorso breve»

Una scelta che dà speranza, quella compiuta ieri dal ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, sulla vicenda dei due marò, Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone. Una «fase nuova» che si porta inevitabilmente appresso l’«esaurimento» del ruolo di Staffan de Mistura, inviato speciale del governo in India, il rientro a Delhi dell’ambasciatore italiano, Daniele Mancini, e l’internazionalizzazione […]

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Ukraine: Situation fluid, says Mogherini. Geneva must be implemented

The situation in Ukraine is “so fluid that the only thing we can say with certainty is that all parties, inside and outside the country, must implement the Geneva agreements of 17 April”. The comment was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who defined the agreements as “the only pathway for the country: for its […]

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El Salvador: incontro Giro-Sanchez Ceren

Il Sottosegretario agli Esteri, Mario Giro ha incontrato oggi all’Istituto Italo Latinoamericano (IILA) il Presidente di El Salvador, Sanchez Ceren, in visita a Roma. Il Sottosegretario ha espresso il suo apprezzamento per l’impegno del neopresidente a collaborare con l’opposizione per risolvere gli squilibri sociali che alimentano il clima di insicurezza nel Paese. Le recenti elezioni […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Brazil: Intesa Sanpaolo authoised for local lmarket

The Presidency of the Republic of Brazil issued a decree authorising Intesa Sanpaolo to operate directly on the Brazilian financial market, making the Turin-based institution the first Italian bank active in Brazil for commercial, investment and corporate banking activities. It will also offer assistance and consulting on bilateral investment activities. Its new headquarters will also […]

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Farnesina – Eleven foreign students come to Italy

Eleven foreign students will have the opportunity to study in Italy thanks to the “Invest Your Talent in Italy” project. For the 2014-2015 academic year, the Foreign Ministry is offering eleven 9-month study bursaries to the students of a variety of countries. Brazil, India, Turkey, Colombia and Vietnam have each been assigned a bursary. Winners […]

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Argentina – Young people “narrate” Italian science

Young Argentines “narrating” the influence of Italian science and culture on that Latin American culture was the subject of a recently concluded competition organised by our embassy in Buenos Aires in collaboration with the Associazione Veronese L’Arena of Buenos Aires. Awards went to young participants between the ages of 17 and 31 who submitted their […]

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Italy-Bosnia – First direct Rome-Mostar flight

As of yesterday Italy and Bosnia are even closer thanks to the activation of direct MistralAir flights (Mondays and Thursdays) between Rome and Mostar, offering the region an opportunity to develop and build on the special relationship “that links our country to the opposite shores of the Adriatic”, according to a communiqué from the Italian […]

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Tourism – Portal on Italy wins over Russian public

The beauty of Italy and the Russian public “meet” virtually thanks to a web portal entirely designed and developed by the Italian embassy in Moscow for the year of Italian/Russian tourism. The bilingual sitewww.italiagodturisma.comis one of a series of long-term tools for the promotion of Italian tourism on the Russian market,which has become an absolute […]

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Marines: Mogherini cites new phase, international process

“A new phase has begun in the case of the marines, with the launch of an international process”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini announced during a joint briefing in the Senate with Minister for Defence Roberta Pinotti. “On 18 April Italy sent a note verbal to the Indian authorities, the fifth in two months, […]

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Italian EU Presidency: ‘Liaison Officer’ selection – Interviews

The Delegation for the Organisation of the Italian Presidency of the European Council wishes to communicate that, once review of all CVs submitted has concluded, those individuals selected for interview will be contacted by 30 April for interviews scheduled to begin as of 5 May. Anyone not notified in person by 30 April may therefore […]

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Mogherini: «New harmony between man and naturea» (La Stampa)

The minister responds to yacht racer Giovanni Soldini’s open letter to daily newspaper La Stampa on whale hunting in Japan. Dear Mr. Soldini, I am profoundly convinced that there is no serious justification now, nor has there been in recent years, for the practice of whale hunting. While the international court of justice’s recent ruling […]

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