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3 July 2014

Londra – Semestre italiano: parte da musica programma Ambasciata in Gb (in translation)

L’apertura del semestre italiano di Presidenza Ue sarà celebrata oggi a Londra con un concerto organizzato, su impulso dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia Pasquale Terracciano, nella chiesa di St.John in Smith Square, a Westminster, cuore politico del Regno Unito. Ad esibirsi davanti a personalità del mondo politico, del corpo diplomatico, della City, saranno i giovani musicisti del Conservatorio […]

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Interviews

3 July 2014

Giro: «L’America Latina occasione per la Ue» (l’Unità)

Sono le squadre latinoamericane la rivelazione del mondiale brasiliano, l’immagine sportiva della vitalità che il subcontinente ha conosciuto negli ultimi dieci anni, quando l’America Latina ha interpretato un ruolo internazionale di maggiore indipendenza ed assertività. Importanti i risultati concreti: nel subcontinente la classe media è cresciuta del 60% e il numero dei poveri è sceso […]

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Interviews

3 July 2014

Giro: «L’America Latina occasione per la Ue» (l’Unità)

Sono le squadre latinoamericane la rivelazione del mondiale brasiliano, l’immagine sportiva della vitalità che il subcontinente ha conosciuto negli ultimi dieci anni, quando l’America Latina ha interpretato un ruolo internazionale di maggiore indipendenza ed assertività. Importanti i risultati concreti: nel subcontinente la classe media è cresciuta del 60% e il numero dei poveri è sceso […]

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2 July 2014

EU: Italian Semester – Goals and priorities presented to the European Parliament

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, accompanied by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, is illustrating the goals and priorities of the Italian Presidency of the European Council to the European parliament today, 2 July 2014.

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Press Releases

1 July 2014

Death penalty: first Task Force meeting at Farnesina. Moratorium campaign to be an EU Presidency priority, says Mogherini

Italy is taking forward the battle for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Today at the Farnesina, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini chaired the first meeting of the task force that will coordinate Italy’s action in the run-up to the United Nations vote on a new resolution. Participants included representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Amnesty […]

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1 July 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini sente Klimkin, Lavrov, Burkhalter e Zannier. Necessario al più presto nuovo round negoziati a tre

La crisi in Ucraina è stata al centro di una serie di contatti telefonici che il ministro degli Affari esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha avuto oggi nel primo giorno di presidenza italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea. Il ministro ha sentito il collega ucraino, Pavlo Klimkin, il collega russo, Serghei Lavrov, il presidente di turno dell’Osce, Didier […]

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Press Releases

1 July 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini sente Klimkin, Lavrov, Burkhalter e Zannier. Necessario al più presto nuovo round negoziati a tre

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini discussed the crisis in Ukraine in a series of telephone conversations today, the first day of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Minister spoke to her Ukrainian and Russian colleagues, Pavlo Klimkin and Serghei Lavrov, and to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation […]

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1 July 2014

Balkans – Enlargement will be a central theme of the Italian EU Presidency

“Enlargement towards the Balkans will be a central theme of the Italian Presidency of the European Union”. The point was confirmed by the Italian Ambassador in Sarajevo, Ruggero Corrias, at the close of his meeting with the Croatian member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia Herzegovina, Zeljko Komsic. The meeting took place in the run-up […]

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30 June 2014

EU: Presidency ‘Trio’ – working together for growth and development, looking to the East and South

The first of July “is the starting date for the 3 Union Presidencies in succession – Italy, Latvia and Luxembourg – which are already working together and aim to achieve growth and jobs, especially for the younger generations”. They also intend to “strengthen Europe’s global and regional role”. These were Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s comments […]

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30 June 2014

EU: Presidency ‘Trio’ in Rome – Mogherini meets with foreign ministers of Luxembourg and Latvia

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini meets today at the foreign ministry in Rome with foreign minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn and foreign minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs to present the agenda priorities. As from tomorrow, July 1st, the next 18 months will see Italy followed by Luxembourg and then Latvia in the position of […]

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27 June 2014

EU: Mogherini’s Copenhagen mission – Italian EU Presidency a ‘new season’ for Europe

The half-year EU duty Presidency must not be a “period of transition” but rather lead to a “new season” for Europe, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini stated today at the end of her 2-day mission to Copenhagen, where she presented the goals of the Italian Presidency to her Danish hosts. In order to […]

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25 June 2014

“Italy of the Future” exhibit in Stockholm

“Italy of the Future” is the title of an exhibition on the excellent results of major Italian research institutes, and will open on 27 June in Stockholm within the context of the events planned for Sweden for the Italian Presidency of the EU Council. The exhibition has been organised by the National Museum of Science […]

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