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9 July 2014

EU Presidency – Italy says stop to food waste with “Siticibo”

The Italian EU Presidency opened with a watchful eye on food waste. Indeed, an important agreement was recently signed with the Food Bank involving the catering companies providing for the Presidency events. Thanks to the Food Bank’s “Siticibo” programme, it will be possible to recover much of what is left over from official delegation dinners […]

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9 July 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini in Moscow for talks with Putin – Minister’s meeting with her Russian colleague focuses on ceasefire

The process of finding a solution to the Ukraine crisis cannot be launched without “an immediate ceasefire”. This priority was the central concern of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s mission to Kiev and Moscow, which she shared with Ukraine leaders and now with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of her meeting today at […]

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8 July 2014

Kiev accoglie messaggio Italia-Ue – Mogherini, priorità ‘cessate fuoco bilaterale’. Oggi incontro con Putin (in translation)

Il messaggio dell’Italia a Kiev e a Mosca è lo stesso: usare tutti gli strumenti diplomatici necessari all’interno dell’Ucraina e nella regione per arrivare ad un “cessate il fuoco bilaterale”, al controllo delle frontiere, al disarmo dell’est, al rilascio di tutti gli ostaggi, al libero lavoro dei giornalisti all’est. Contemporaneamente agevolare l”’implementazione” dell’accordo di associazione […]

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8 July 2014

Estonia – Concert in Tallinn for launch of Italian EU Presidency

The Embassy of Italy in Tallinn celebrated the start of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a concert dedicated to Italian opera. The musical programme included works by Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini sung by five Italian artists selected through the collaboration of the Donizetti Foundation of Bergamo […]

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8 July 2014

Poland – The “Notte della taranta” in Warsaw

Warsaw hosted the “Notte della Taranta” in celebration of the start of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union within the context of the city’s 14th Musical Gardens Festival, which was dedicated this year almost exclusively to Italy. Read more, in Italian

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8 July 2014

Paris – Music and poetry launch Italian duty presidency

Music, art and poetry formed the centrepiece of a 2-day cultural event in Paris, where the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute celebrated the launch of the Italian duty Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Pianist Gloria Campaner opened the festivities in the 18th century Sicilian theatre at the diplomatic mission, performing […]

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7 July 2014

Mogherini at Kiev, “here to support dialogue” – “Bilateral ceasefire” focus of talks with Ukraine premier

As Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini explained at the end of her meeting with Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk, she was in Kiev to “support the path of dialogue” which, “although difficult and complicated” was “still open”. She explained that she had asked the premier to work together on a “bilateral ceasefire”. Mogherini also announced that […]

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7 July 2014

Mogherini in Kiev and Moscow – First Italian EU Presidency mission

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini began a 4-day mission that will take her first to Kiev and then to Moscow, her first since undertaking the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st. Minister Mogherini is scheduled to meet in Kiev with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the following day with […]

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Press Releases

4 July 2014

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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4 July 2014

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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Interviews

4 July 2014

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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3 July 2014

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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