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 Marina Sereni, the deputy president of Italian parliament, has been tipped to take over from Federica Mogherini as foreign minister in November. https://www.thelocal.it/20141020/sereni-tipped-to-be-italys-new-foreign-minister Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:17:00 +0200 sereni-tipped-to-be-italys-new-foreign-minister 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 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 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 Italy's deputy foreign minister has visited Eritrea to discuss greater cooperation on areas such as migration in what was the first government visit to the country since 1997. https://www.thelocal.it/20140703/italy-hopes-to-rekindle-trust-with-eritrea Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:02:00 +0200 italy-hopes-to-rekindle-trust-with-eritrea 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 Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has said the Ukraine crisis risks propelling Europe into "a new Cold War scenario" that could "take us backwards by decades". https://www.thelocal.it/20140305/ukraine-crisis-threatens-new-cold-war-italy-fm Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:58:00 +0100 ukraine-crisis-threatens-new-cold-war-italy-fm The European Union on Thursday agreed to impose a travel ban and asset freeze on Ukrainians with "blood on their hands", said Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. https://www.thelocal.it/20140220/eu-sanctions-ukrainians-with-blood-on-their-hands Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:27:00 +0100 eu-sanctions-ukrainians-with-blood-on-their-hands Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on Wednesday warned that Ukraine risked descending into "civil war", after at least 25 people were killed in overnight clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in the country’s capital Kiev. https://www.thelocal.it/20140219/ukraine-risks-civil-war-italian-fm Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:46:00 +0100 ukraine-risks-civil-war-italian-fm Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on Thursday defended Germany against charges its austerity demands were the cause of suffering in the crisis-hit eurozone. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/italian-minister-defends-german-role-in-euro-crisis Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:15:00 +0100 italian-minister-defends-german-role-in-euro-crisis Italy's foreign minister Emma Bonino said on Monday that the international community had "largely failed" in getting humanitarian aid to Syria, despite having the necessary medicines, food and transport ready. https://www.thelocal.it/20140203/italy-slams-international-failure-in-helping-syrians Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:42:00 +0100 italy-slams-international-failure-in-helping-syrians The exodus of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria represents a security threat to the European Union, Italy's foreign minister said on Monday, warning that potential terrorists could be among the displaced. https://www.thelocal.it/20131209/potential-terrorists-could-be-among-migrants Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:53:00 +0100 potential-terrorists-could-be-among-migrants Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino is one of 100 women chosen by the BBC as someone who has "campaigned for her causes and striven for a better world". As the politician known for her independent streak attends a BBC debate in London on Friday, The Local looks back over her 37 years in politics. https://www.thelocal.it/20131024/i-got-into-politics-after-i-had-an-illegal-abortion Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:23:00 +0200 i-got-into-politics-after-i-had-an-illegal-abortion