Record visti ingresso Italia: oltre 2 mln i documenti rilasciati nel 2013
A record number of entry visas to Italy were issued in 2013. The 2,125,490 visas issued, 13.5% more than in 2012, generated 104 million euros for the state coffers – an unprecedented result. Italy takes second place in the Schengen area for the number of visas issued, behind France (2,471,220) and, for the first time, […]
Read moreIl SS Giro partecipa al Consiglio permanente dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani: “Ecco come rilanciamo le relazioni con L’America Latina”
Under-Secretary Mario Giro is attending the meeting of the Permanent Council of Organisation of American States in Washington to illustrate the direction taken by Italy in the region. “The lines followed by our Latin American policy are those proposed by Minister Mogherini. They are based on realism, cooperation, inter-dependence, the accountability of all actors and […]
Read moreRefugees: Mogherini meets UN High Commissioner Guterres
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini met the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today. They both agreed on the need for the Italian government to keep asylum and migration policies high on its agenda. Minister Mogherini illustrated our country’s efforts to date, with assistance provided to over 30,000 migrants in these first few months […]
Read moreFirst meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of international law organisations based in Italy
“Together for human rights, the rule of law and governance”. That is how the first meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior representatives of the international law organisations based in Italy could be summed up. The meeting, which took place at the Farnesina, was chaired by Secretary General Michele Valensise. Under-Secretary Mario Giro […]
Read moreMinistero Affari Esteri e Expo Milano 2015 presentano in anteprima a Roma la partecipazione dell’ONU all’Esposizione Universale
On Wednesday 7 May Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the Government’s Commissioner for Expo Milano 2015, Giuseppe Sala, will host a joint event in Rome presenting a “preview” of the United Nations organisations’ participation in the Universal Exposition, in honour of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. “In 2015, a year that will see the […]
Read moreUkraine: 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 […]
Read moreNigeria: 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 […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Della Vedova opens Italy-Japan Foundation board meeting
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michele Valensise, opened the Board Meeting of the Italy-Japan Foundation at the Farnesina today, 5 May 2014. The Foundation promotes Italian-Japanese relations through cultural, scientific and economic relations. Members include Chairman Umberto Vattani, the Foreign Ministry, and the […]
Read moreFarnesina: Full assistance for Bosio from moment of his arrest
Ambassador Daniele Bosio has received every possible help from the Farnesina, especially through our Embassy in Manila, right from the moment of his arrest. Thanks to the prompt and continuing action by Embassy officials, the Philippine authorities have allowed him full visitor access, as well as certain special conditions. Bosio has thus been able to […]
Read moreUkraine: release of OSCE military personnel excellent news but clashes must cease
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini welcomed the news of the release of the OSCE military inspectors in Ukraine. “It’s excellent news and, I hope, the first step in a de-escalation and the resumption of a dialogue that will lead to an immediate halt to the clashes”, she commented. “It is urgent that all parties concerned fully […]
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