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26 May 2014

Migrations: Pistelli, Italy to make migration issue a priority during EU presidency

“The migration issue will be one of Italy’s priorities during the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU”, asserted Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli at the conclusion of his meeting this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Laura Thompson. Based on recent events, […]

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26 May 2014

Elezioni Ue – Mogherini: Italia ora speranza dell’Europa (in translation)

Italy is “perhaps in this moment the European continent’s true hope”, stated Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini when asked to comment on the outcome of the European elections, one month ahead of the launch of the Italian duty presidency of the Council of the EU. “Italy is in a position to no longer have […]

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26 May 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini, voting outcome could lead to dialogue

“As in Italy, I believe that the vote in Ukraine could also help to turn the page and lead to a new one. The outcome could lead to dialogue and to establishing a new scenario, a bit more reassuring in the coming weeks and months, also on that front so fundamental for us”. Minister for […]

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25 May 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini a Deshchytsia, piena chiarezza su morte

“Full clarity on the attack yesterday that took the lives of Andrea Rochelli and his Russian interpreter Andrey Mironov”: this was Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s request in a telephone conversation this afternoon with her Ukraine counterpart Deshchytsia. Mogherini received Deshchytsia’s condolences for the death of Rochelli and assurance of full collaboration on the […]

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25 May 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini, grande dolore per morte Rocchelli

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed distress at the killing of Andrea Rochelli. “The death of journalist Andrea Rochelli is cause for deep pain both for his young age and also because once again the most courageous of the press are made to pay the price”, she asserted. “Up to the last I hoped […]

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23 May 2014

Italy-Bulgaria: Mogherini to Vigenin, growth an EU presidency priority

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met at the foreign ministry in Rome today with Bulgarian foreign minister Kristian Vigenin. Their discussions covered European affairs and the Italian duty presidency of the Union, as well as bilateral relations, with a special focus on economic/trade ties. At slightly more than a month from the start of […]

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22 May 2014

Libya: Mogherini, accord on international effort – Lisbon ministerial meeting of 5+5 Dialogue

Paving the way to dialogue and national reconciliation involving all the parties in Libya with the support of the international community. This was what was agreed by the foreign ministers of the 5+5 Dialogue who met in Lisbon, maintaining the approach outlined at the Conference in Rome on 6 March, which was repeatedly mentioned in […]

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21 May 2014

Mogherini a riunione euromediterranea a Lisbona. Incontra omologo libico

The Libyan crisis, stability, migrations and development in the Mediterranean will be the topics of the ministerial meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue (5+5) in Lisbon that Minister Mogherini is scheduled to attend. Seated at the same table will be the European heads of diplomacy of Italy, Portugal, Spain, France and Malta, along with those of […]

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19 May 2014

Mogherini, Europe as a response to many problems

The minimal level of response to many problems is the Europeanone, said Federica Mogherini during a Conference on Europe held in Florence. Sunday’s three elections will affect our future The 25th of May is a symbolic date, with voters turning out in the European Union, Ukraine and Egypt, the minister pointed out. All three outcomes […]

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19 May 2014

Oslo – Embassy celebrates Central European Initiative

In coincidence with the 25th anniversary of the Central European Initiative (CEI), the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo hosted a seminar entitled “Regional Co-operation, Economic Growth and Political Stability: the Central European Initiative and Euro-Arctic/Northern Fora in comparison”. A panel of expert speakers included Italian ambassador to Oslo Giorgio Novello, and his colleagues from Sweden […]

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12 May 2014

Mogherini at EU Foreign Affairs Council – Ukraine: priority is to halt the violence. Support for OSCE roadmap

“Europe’s priority is to ensure that the violence on the ground is reined in and brought to an end”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini on her arrival in Brussels for the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council. She defined this goal as “the lodestar of our work today. We shall continue to […]

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9 May 2014

Impetus for new period in European politics, says Mogherini – Minister’s address in Florence on “The State of the Union”

In her address in Florence on “The State of the Union”, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini called for a new period in European politics, not least through the forthcoming elections for the European Parliament. Italian Presidency: rapid transition in “government” of Europe The growth of populism is the natural outcome of 10 years of political choices […]

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