https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini stepped down on Friday, a day before she is set to take on the role of European foreign policy chief in Brussels. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/renzi-fights-for-female-fm-as-mogherini-resigns Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:13:00 +0100 renzi-fights-for-female-fm-as-mogherini-resigns The Italian government will contribute €50 million to an EU fund set up to fight Ebola, following an outbreak which has so far claimed over 4,500 lives, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141021/italy-gives-50-million-to-fight-ebola-disease Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:25:00 +0200 italy-gives-50-million-to-fight-ebola-disease Italian foreign minister and incoming EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday the European Union must be united on new sanctions against Russia or else it could strengthen Moscow. https://www.thelocal.it/20140911/italy-calls-for-united-eu-response-to-russia Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:24:30 +0200 italy-calls-for-united-eu-response-to-russia Iran is looking forward to improved relations with the European Union following the appointment of an Italian to be the bloc's next foreign policy supremo, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/iran-looks-to-better-eu-ties-with-italian-at-helm Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:59:00 +0200 iran-looks-to-better-eu-ties-with-italian-at-helm After Federica Mogherini was on Saturday named the EU’s new foreign policy chief, her deputy Lapo Pistelli is in pole position to take over as Italy's foreign minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20140901/pistelli-likely-italys-new-foreign-minister-mogherini Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:32:00 +0200 pistelli-likely-italys-new-foreign-minister-mogherini Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is poised to become the next EU foreign policy chief, several European sources said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140828/mogherini-poised-to-get-eu-foreign-policy-job Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:56:00 +0200 mogherini-poised-to-get-eu-foreign-policy-job Italy has requested a meeting of European foreign ministers on Iraq and is pushing to give Iraq's Kurds military support, the foreign minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140811/italy-calls-eu-meeting-on-iraq Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:59:56 +0200 italy-calls-eu-meeting-on-iraq Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is Italy’s official candidate for the high-profile role of EU foreign policy chief, despite her nomination receiving an onslaught of criticism last month, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told the European Commission President. https://www.thelocal.it/20140804/mogherini-is-our-eu-policy-chief-candidate-renzi Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:26:00 +0200 mogherini-is-our-eu-policy-chief-candidate-renzi As world leaders demand answers on the alleged shooting down of a jet plane over eastern Ukraine, commentators examine how the tragedy could affect foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s already fragile path to becoming EU foreign policy chief. https://www.thelocal.it/20140718/mogherini-ukraine-malaysia-airlines-tragedy Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:44:00 +0200 mogherini-ukraine-malaysia-airlines-tragedy Italy reacted with disbelief on Thursday to charges that Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini would be too pro-Russian as the European Union's next foreign policy chief because of Italy's economic ties with Moscow. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/italy-in-disbelief-over-pro-russia-criticism Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:15:00 +0200 italy-in-disbelief-over-pro-russia-criticism Italy's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, was widely tipped to be named EU foreign policy chief when the EU's 28 government heads met in Brussels on Wednesday, but the leaders postponed the decision until August. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/will-eu-name-mogherini-as-foreign-policy-chief Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0200 will-eu-name-mogherini-as-foreign-policy-chief It's been a tough week for Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. As she visited the Middle East in a bid to broker peace between Israel and Palestine, critics in Europe tried to derail her from becoming EU foreign policy chief. The Local finds out a little more about the 41-year-old. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/federica-mogherini Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:20:00 +0200 federica-mogherini Italy's undersecretary for European affairs on Tuesday called for a vote to decide on who will become the EU’s next foreign policy chief, as criticism of Rome’s candidate mounts. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/italy-pushes-for-vote-on-eu-foreign-minister Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:08:00 +0200 italy-pushes-for-vote-on-eu-foreign-minister Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini will on Tuesday visit an Israeli town hit by rocket strikes from Gaza and meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as part of a diplomatic push for peace, her ministry said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/fragile-gaza-truce-as-italy-fm-visits-israel Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:20:00 +0200 fragile-gaza-truce-as-italy-fm-visits-israel Italy’s foreign minister is dangerously pro-Russian and an “inexperienced lightweight” and should be blocked from becoming EU foreign policy chief, according to a growing band of opponents. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/critics-scramble-to-block-mogherini-eu Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:32:00 +0200 critics-scramble-to-block-mogherini-eu Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini will travel to the Middle East on Monday amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140714/we-must-end-the-longest-war-in-modern-history Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:15:00 +0200 we-must-end-the-longest-war-in-modern-history Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini kicked off Italy's EU presidency by travelling to Ukraine on Monday, where she hopes to broker a ceasefire between the country's army and pro-Russian forces. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/italy-fm-heads-to-ukraine-to-broker-peace Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:53:00 +0200 italy-fm-heads-to-ukraine-to-broker-peace Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini could be in the running to take over from Catherine Ashton as the EU's high representative for international affairs, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20140624/italy-fm-possible-candidate-for-eu-top-job Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:10:00 +0200 italy-fm-possible-candidate-for-eu-top-job Italy's foreign minister has announced budget cuts of €108 million, due to hit staff salaries around the world. https://www.thelocal.it/20140404/italian-diplomats-face-salary-cuts-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:41:00 +0200 italian-diplomats-face-salary-cuts-2 Italy's new foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, warned Libya on Thursday that political instability is hampering international efforts to provide assistance to the deeply divided country. https://www.thelocal.it/20140306/italy-warns-libya-over-weapons-fears Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:11:00 +0100 italy-warns-libya-over-weapons-fears