Mediterranean crisis must not be forgotten, says Mogherini. Meeting in Rome on 10 April
“At a time when the crisis attracting everyone’s attention is in the east, on Europe’s easternmost borders, we need to remain focused on the crises still creating upheaval in the Mediterranean”. Starting with Lebanon and Syria. Speaking was Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who attended the meeting of the international support group for Lebanon today, 5 […]
Read moreUkraine: working on Moscow-Kiev contact group, says Mogherini
The international community is working on “setting up a contact group in which both Moscow and Kiev could take part”. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini during a press conference in Paris. The Minister also reported the “keen determination to work to reduce the tension, expressed by both John Kerry and Sergei […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Switzerland: 3.8% rise in number of cross-border workers (6% in 2012). 24% are Italian
Switzerland: 3.8% rise in number of cross-border workers (6% in 2012). 24% are Italian The number of cross-border workers in Switzerland rose again in 2013, albeit to a lesser degree than in 2012. According to figures announced by the Federal Statistics Office, the increase in 2013 was 3.8%, the equivalent of 278,500 people. This follows […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini, dialogue still open – Toward Contact Group with Moscow/Kiev. Two Italian observers sent
“It seems to me that the path to dialogue is still open”, Minister Federica Mogherini said, commenting on the situation in Ukraine at a press conference in Paris after the second meeting of the international support group for Lebanon and meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. “The international community”, the minister said, is working […]
Read moreIzmir – Italy’s commercial presence growing in Turkey
The Head of the Economic-Commercial office at the Italian Embassy in Ankara has visited Izmir for the annual meeting of the Italian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce. He was accompanied by our Consul in Izmir, Igor Di Bernardini. With trade amounting to nearly 20 billion dollars and 1100 Italian companies operating in the country, Italy is Turkey’s […]
Read moreLuxembourg – “Window on the Ghetto” – an exhibition on Rome’s Jewish quarter
An exhibition entitled “Window on the Ghetto” has opened in Luxembourg. The exhibition focuses on Rome’s Jewish quarter and on the precious fabrics produced there over the centuries and captured by photographer Araldo De Luca. It was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Luxembourg in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, the Jewish Museum in […]
Read moreCyprus – Italian gala event to raise funds for Cypriot Red Cross
In collaboration with the Cyprus-Italy Business Association, the Italian Embassy organised a charity event in Nicosia to raise funds for the Cypriot Red Cross. The event attracted over 320 guests from Cyprus’s diplomatic, political and business communities and from the local Italian community. Fotini Papadopoulos, the President of the Cypriot Red Cross, thanked Italy for […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy/ Sole 24 Ore: Poland: Defence Ministry signs contract worth 290 million euros with Alenia Aermacchi
Alenia-Aermacchi and the Polish Defence Ministry have signed a contract to provide the Ministry with 8 M-346 training aircraft. Worth 290 million euros, the contract was signed in Poland’s Air Force Academy at the Deblin base. It includes an option to provide a further 4 aircraft in coming years. Source: infoMercatiEsteri. More news, in Italian, […]
Read moreUkraine crisis: Mogherini in Parliament – “Keeping dialogue channel open”. Today, talks with Lavrov in Paris
“Keeping the channel for dialogue open right to the last minute”. That is one of the objectives described as a priority by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini in her report to the Senate and Chamber Foreign Affairs Committees on yesterday’s EU Council on Ukraine. It’s the road to follow “to push the two capitals, Moscow and […]
Read moreDiplomazia e Dintorni – Diplomats and the “war on international terrorism”
Terrorism continues to be one of the main threats to security that the international community must address through initiatives that, to succeed, must act in synergy. Preventing and combating terrorism The work done by diplomats is particularly important in this sector, but little known. Our guest on the 18th instalment of “Diplomazia e Dintorni” is […]
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