Mogherini at Italian-German Forum – Growth and jobs the priority for Italy’s EU Presidency

Employment, especially youth employment, and growth will be the strategic priority for Italy’s Presidency of the European Union, to signpost the direction to follow over the next 5 years. The point was reiterated by Minister Mogherini during her presentation at the second Italian-German Economic Forum in Rome on 8 May 2014. “We want the first […]

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Thessaloniki – Capossela’s homage to modern-day Greece

Vinicio Capossela arrives in Greece on 8 May 2014 to take part in events organised by our Italian Cultural Institute to coincide with the Thessaloniki Book Fair (the most important in Greece and the Balkans). Through the events – a film screening, a concert and a book launch – Italy will pay homage to the […]

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Hanoi – Notti di Milano e Roma, mostra a Casa Italia (in translation)

Le notti di Milano e Roma ‘traslocano’ ad Hanoi: la capitale vietnamita ospitera’ dal 12 al 22 maggio la mostra fotografica di Paolo Belletti, “Memoria notturna. Milano e Roma”, arricchita dalle riflessioni di Giulia Cavaliere. E’ una raccolta di immagini e parole con la notte come denominatore comune, affrontata dagli occhi di un fotografo e […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – EU: SORIN Group obtains EIB loan for R&D investments in Italy and France

The SORIN Group, which operates in the medical sector for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, has obtained funding of 100 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan is intended for research and development (R&D) projects in France and Italy to develop new products or improve existing ones in the Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac […]

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EU-Balkans: Mogherini in Thessaloniki – Italian Presidency will work for region’s European integration

“We are here in Thessaloniki with the Greek Presidency to say that the Italian Presidency will take up the baton and work to ensure that the Western Balkans can make rapid and concrete progress on the road to European integration. It is one of our precise interests for the stability, peace and economic development of […]

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Nigeria – EU coordination for girls’ release, urges Mogherini

Proposal to be formalised at Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council: coordination needed, not a leading role for any one country “Our interest is not so much seeing any one country play a leading role, but results: the release of the girls abducted in Nigeria”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who will propose […]

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Mogherini: “Moskau muss faktor der verantwortung werden” (Der Standard)

Mogherini: “Mosca deve diventare un fattore di responsabilità” (traduzione non ufficiale) La via per risolvere la crisi in Ucraina deve passare soprattutto attraverso Kiev, ha dichiarato il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Federica Mogherini in un’intervista con Christoph Prantner. Senza dialogo ed unità interna, che deve essere sostenuta anche da Mosca, tutte le azioni esterne fallirebbero. […]

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EXPO 2015 – Ban Ki-moon in Rome

EXPO 2015 “comes in a crucial year for the United Nations: not only will we be evaluating our success in achieving the Millennium Development Goals but we will also be introducing a new global development agenda”. These were the words of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaking at the reception co-hosted by Foreign Minister […]

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Refugees: Mogherini meets UN High Commissioner Guterres

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini met the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today. They both agreed on the need for the Italian government to keep asylum and migration policies high on its agenda. Minister Mogherini illustrated our country’s efforts to date, with assistance provided to over 30,000 migrants in these first few months […]

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Mogherini in Parliament: Opening of international procedure for the two marines. Difficult dialogue on Ukraine but it is the only way. Geneva agreement the “lodestar”

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini attended this week’s “question time” at the Chamber of Deputies and spoke about the two Italian marines, Ukraine, relations with Russia and religious freedom. Answering questions about the two Italian marines, Minister Mogherini said that she had spoken to them by phone “to inform them of all the steps in the […]

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Italy and United Arab Emirates: Mogherini and Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet at the Farnesina

The serious crises in the Mediterranean and the Gulf region were among the questions on the agenda at the meeting in the Farnesina between Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and her opposite number from the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan. Libya: effort needed to support national dialogue, says Mogherini Libya is one […]

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First meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of international law organisations based in Italy

“Together for human rights, the rule of law and governance”. That is how the first meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of the international law organisations based in Italy could be summed up. The meeting, which took place at the Farnesina, was chaired by Secretary General Michele Valensise. Under-Secretary Mario Giro […]

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