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1 March 2014

Minister Mogherini is following the evolution of the situation in Ukraine, in particular Crimea, and Moscow

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, is following the evolution of the situation in Ukraine, in particular Crimea, and Moscow. Foreign Minister Mogherini is in constant contact with the Prime Minister’s office, with our Ambassadors in Kiev and Moscow and her European colleagues.

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28 February 2014

Italia-Grecia 2014 – Sostegno due Presidenze Ue a dichiarazione tripartita su Ucraina

Il Ministro Federica Mogherini da’ il massimo sostegno alla dichiarazione congiunta emessa oggi dai ministri degli esteri di Francia, Germania e Polonia sulla crisi ucraina. “Oggi c’e’ stata la dichiarazione congiunta dei ministri degli esteri di Polonia, Germania e Francia – ha detto il Ministro in conferenza stampa con il collega greco Evangelos Venizelos – […]

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28 February 2014

Italia-Grecia 2014 – Sostegno due Presidenze Ue a dichiarazione tripartita su Ucraina

Il Ministro Federica Mogherini da’ il massimo sostegno alla dichiarazione congiunta emessa oggi dai ministri degli esteri di Francia, Germania e Polonia sulla crisi ucraina. “Oggi c’e’ stata la dichiarazione congiunta dei ministri degli esteri di Polonia, Germania e Francia – ha detto il Ministro in conferenza stampa con il collega greco Evangelos Venizelos – […]

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26 February 2014

Minister Mogherini has a series of telephone conversations with her counterparts

Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini had a series of telephone conversations in recent hours with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Fabius and, finally, with Greek Foreign Minister Venizelos, whose country currently holds the Presidency of the European Union. Speaking […]

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22 February 2014

Ucraina: Ministro Mogherini chiama Ambasciatore italiano a Kiev

La Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini ha avuto questa sera una lunga e articolata conversazione telefonica con l’Ambasciatore italiano a Kiev, Fabrizio Romano, che l’ha aggiornata sulle più recenti decisioni del Parlamento ucraino e sugli sviluppi della situazione politica nel paese. La titolare della Farnesina resta costantemente in contatto con l’Ambasciatore Romano per seguire la preoccupante […]

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22 February 2014

Ucraina: Ministro Mogherini chiama Ambasciatore italiano a Kiev

Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini had a long and detailed telephone conversation this evening with Italian ambassador in Kiev Fabrizio Romano, who briefed her on the Ukraine parliament’s most recent decisions and on developments in the country’s political situation. The head of the Italian foreign ministry remains in continuous contact with Ambassador Romano in an […]

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22 February 2014

Federica Mogherini is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs

Federica Mogherini is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, and was sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Saturday

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21 February 2014

Ukraine: EU humanitarian aid already dispatched, says Bonino

“The EU has already activated its humanitarian aid apparatus in order to rapidly provide” assistance to the people of Kiev, Minister Emma Bonino told Radio Radicale, adding that the action “should have been launched during the night”. Bonino also reiterated the need to “temporarily change visa regulations in order to receive the wounded or dissidents […]

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19 February 2014

Ukraine: Bonino, EU measures against violence perpetrators

The extraordinary council of EU foreign ministers held yesterday in Brussels decided to issue a visa and financial asset ban on the perpetrators of violence in Ukraine”, reported Minister Emma Bonino as she left the council before its conclusion. The minister also announced the opening of visa simplifications “for the wounded, civil society and dissidents”. […]

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19 February 2014

Ucraina: Bonino, violenza inaccettabile

“La gravità degli scontri in corso a Kiev pone il popolo ucraino di fronte ad una situazione drammatica, di una violenza inaccettabile che come europei condanniamo con estrema fermezza. E’ con massima preoccupazione che va considerato – e scongiurato – il rischio concreto di una guerra civile alle porte dell’Unione Europea.Insieme ai miei colleghi europei […]

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19 February 2014

Ucraina: Bonino, violenza inaccettabile

“The seriousness of the current upheaval in Kiev places Ukrainians in a dramatic situation of unacceptable violence that we must, as Europeans, most firmly condemn. It is with deepest concern that the concrete risk of civil war, at the threshold of the European Union, must be considered and eliminated. I join my European colleagues in […]

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15 February 2014

Marò: Bonino thanks Kathy Ashton for “much appreciated” statements

“I very much appreciated the statements by Kathy Ashton — whom I thank — in support of the strong conviction that our navy marines must not be tried on the basis of the Indian anti-terrorism law”. Minister Bonino commented on the stance recently expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy. “This is a major […]

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