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31 October 2014

Afghanistan: Della Vedova forte impulso a cooperazione per favorire pace

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova è intervenuto oggi a Pechino alla Conferenza ministeriale sull’Afghanistan nell’ambito del processo di Istanbul-Heart of Asia, meccanismo di cooperazione regionale per favorire la pace in Afghanistan e la sua stabilizzazione. Nel suo intervento, a nome anche dell’Unione Europea, Della Vedova ha espresso forte sostegno alla cooperazione regionale […]

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29 October 2014

Syria: refugees. Italy is playing its part – Berlin Conference decides on more funds for reception and aid

“Italy is playing its part, we’re doing a great deal to support the Lebanese armed forces, and we’re doing a great deal to support the refugees. Because the stability and prosperity of that region is vitally important to our own stability and prosperity”. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was speaking at the international conference in Berlin […]

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Press Releases

28 October 2014

Italy-Jordan: Mogherini and Judeh sign memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation on EU issues

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini signed a memorandum of understanding today with her Jordanian opposite number, Nasser Judeh, regarding Italian-Jordanian cooperation on European questions. The protocol, signed in the margins of the Berlin conference on Syrian refugees, envisages education and training programmes, joint research projects and exchanges of experts in the implementation of EU policies.

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27 October 2014

UN-EU: peacekeeping, new strategies

The best practices and lessons learnt through the Plan of Action for enhancing CSDP support for UN peacekeeping adopted in July 2012 by the Council of the European Union, was the focus of a high-level international workshop held at the Farnesina and organized by MAECI within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. The event […]

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Press Releases

23 October 2014

Immigrazione: Della Vedova incontra ministro Esteri bavarese Merk

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Bavarian Minister for European Questions and Regional Integration Beate Merk. The meeting brought out a convergence of viewpoints with the German Land on the topic of migrants and asylum requests – one of the Italian EU presidency’s priority concerns […]

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23 October 2014

“Partnering for peace: EU-UN-Cooperation in Crisis Missions”

Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an international seminar on 24 October on crisis management cooperation between the UN and the EU. The purpose of the meeting is to identify best practices and lessons learnt in implementing the […]

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22 October 2014

Network Farnesina: Organizzazioni Internazionali giuridiche con sede in Italia (in translation)

Prima riunione tra Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e vertici delle organizzazioni di diritto internazionale con sede in Italia “Insieme per i diritti umani, lo Stato di diritto e il buon governo”. Può essere così sintetizzato il significato della prima riunione tra il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e i vertici delle organizzazioni […]

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20 October 2014

EU: Della Vedova chairs 4th Cooperation Council with Tajikistan

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojidin Aslov co-chaired the fourth meeting of EU Cooperation Council with Tajikistan today in Luxembourg within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting brought relations between the EU and that Central Asian nation to a new […]

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17 October 2014

Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, co-chaired an EU-Angola ministerial this morning in Brussels. The meeting took place in the framework of the “Joint Way Forward” dialogue process to intensify the bilateral political, economic and social partnership. “The European Union and Italy view Angola’s economic progress and its growing role […]

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16 October 2014

Italia-Moldova: Mogherini e Gherman firmano dichiarazione congiunta per attuazione accordo associazione Ue-Moldova

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, e il ministro degli Esteri della Moldova, Natalia Gherman, hanno firmato oggi a palazzo Chigi la dichiarazione congiunta per l’attuazione dell’Accordo di Associazione Ue-Moldova. Oltre a favorire il rafforzamento del dialogo politico-istituzionale tra i due Paesi, la dichiarazione prevede lo sviluppo di attivita’ di cooperazione in vari settori prioritari […]

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14 October 2014

Palazzo Farnesina and the origins of the EU – a travelling exhibition

“At the origins of the European Union – architecture and art for Palazzo Farnesina” is the title of a travelling exhibition running from 16 October to 6 November 2014 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm. The exhibition will then move to the Italian Embassy in Berlin, where it will remain until 4 December, and […]

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Accreditation Notices

7 October 2014

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Tavola Rotonda “Humanitarian Aid in Europe” (Farnesina, 10 ottobre 2014)

Venerdì 10 ottobre 2014, alle ore 09.45, in occasione della Presidenza Italiana dell’UE, avrà luogo alla Farnesina la Tavola Rotonda “Humanitarian Aid in Europe” alla presenza del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Lapo Pistelli e del Direttore Generale ECHO Claus Sørensen. Alla Tavola Rotonda, organizzata da Voice e Link 2007, parteciperanno […]

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