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6 May 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini urges Lavrov to halt the clashes and resuscitate the Geneva agreement

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini had a long conversation with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the margins of the Council of Europe meeting in Vienna. The two foreign ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine, the on-going crises in Syria and Libya, and the international mobilisation to free the schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria. Minister Mogherini stressed […]

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6 May 2014

Council of Europe: Mogherini meets Lavrov – “Russia and Ukraine must undertake to implement the Geneva agreements”

Russia, like Ukraine, must “undertake to implement the points contained in the Geneva agreement, because there is no alternative to dialogue”. The comment was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who met her Russian opposite number in the margins of the Council of Europe ministerial in Vienna. “Russia too”, she added, “must play its part […]

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Press Releases

5 May 2014

Nigeria: Mogherini, chiederò a Ue azione politica per liberazione studentesse

Il ministro degli Affari esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha auspicato una mobilitazione politica dell’Unione europea in sostegno agli sforzi per la liberazione delle studentesse rapite in Nigeria. “È la volontà di impedire un futuro diverso per la Nigeria a colpire di più nel rapimento di 280 studentesse in un collegio del nord del Paese, a metà […]

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5 May 2014

Nigeria: Mogherini, chiederò a Ue azione politica per liberazione studentesse

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is seeking political action by the European Union to support the efforts to obtain the release of the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. “What strikes you most about the abduction of 280 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria in mid-April is the kidnappers’ determination to stand in the way of […]

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30 April 2014

Mogadishu Embassy re-opens, announces Mogherini – Ukraine: 8 Italians in OSCE mission for elections on 25 May

Two initiatives relating to Italy’s relations with Somalia and Ukraine were announced by Minister Mogherini during her briefing to the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. The first initiative concerns the re-opening of the Italian Embassy in Mogadishu, which was closed in 1991. The new Ambassador will be Fabrizio Marcelli. “At the moment, […]

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Press Releases

29 April 2014

Della Vedova in Sarajevo: Italy supports European integration process

“Europe has listened to the citizens of Bosnia who want more jobs, more equality and fairness and less corruption. Now it’s up to Bosnia’s leaders to respond to these demands. Poverty, unemployment and social disadvantage are a daily concern for all of the country’s young people, and for their parents – without distinction of creed […]

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25 April 2014

Ukraine: Situation fluid, says Mogherini. Geneva must be implemented

The situation in Ukraine is “so fluid that the only thing we can say with certainty is that all parties, inside and outside the country, must implement the Geneva agreements of 17 April”. The comment was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who defined the agreements as “the only pathway for the country: for its […]

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24 April 2014

Italian EU Presidency: ‘Liaison Officer’ selection – Interviews

The Delegation for the Organisation of the Italian Presidency of the European Council wishes to communicate that, once review of all CVs submitted has concluded, those individuals selected for interview will be contacted by 30 April for interviews scheduled to begin as of 5 May. Anyone not notified in person by 30 April may therefore […]

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Press Releases

23 April 2014

Mogherini meets Gherman, concern for Ukraine. Must ensure regional stability

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Natalia Gherman. They discussed priority bilateral topics and relations between Moldova and the European Union, including the imminent signing of an association agreement and the liberalised visa […]

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23 April 2014

EU: Mogherini-Désir meeting at Foreign Ministry

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met at the foreign ministry in Rome today with French secretary of state for European affairs Harlem Désir, to whom she illustrated the priorities that the Italian EU presidency has set for the second half of 2014. The French secretary expressed agreement on European policies aimed at growth and […]

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Interviews

19 April 2014

Farnesina politica, una Nato aggressiva non serve a nulla con Putin

Conversazione su tutto: Iran, Siria, Israele, spese per la Difesa, Marò. No tecnicismi, intesa Roma -Berlino “Non ci sono buoni e cattivi” In Europa servono soluzioni politiche, non grandi coalizioni. Iran e Siria: pragmatismo, realismo Roma. Bonino chi? Sono le sedici e trenta quando Federica Mogherini arriva nel suo ufficio al primo piano della Farnesina […]

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Interviews

19 April 2014

Farnesina politica, una Nato aggressiva non serve a nulla con Putin

Conversazione su tutto: Iran, Siria, Israele, spese per la Difesa, Marò. No tecnicismi, intesa Roma -Berlino “Non ci sono buoni e cattivi” In Europa servono soluzioni politiche, non grandi coalizioni. Iran e Siria: pragmatismo, realismo Roma. Bonino chi? Sono le sedici e trenta quando FedericaMogheriniarriva nel suo ufficio al primo piano della Farnesina per incontrare […]

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