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 former Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is among the world’s most powerful women, according to a ranking compiled by the magazine, Forbes. https://www.thelocal.it/20160606/italys-mogherini-ranked-among-worlds-most-powerful-women Mon, 06 Jun 2016 19:47:10 +0200 italys-mogherini-ranked-among-worlds-most-powerful-women The EU attacked member states on Thursday for not doing enough to halt the flow of migrants to its southern shores, saying regret at the latest deaths was no substitute for action. https://www.thelocal.it/20150806/eu-blasts-lack-of-action-after-latest-migrant-disaster Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:33:32 +0200 eu-blasts-lack-of-action-after-latest-migrant-disaster EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday called on European countries to share Italy’s burden in tackling the Mediterranean migration crisis, as agreement on a regional quota system for refugees looks increasingly unlikely. https://www.thelocal.it/20150525/eu-states-must-help-med-migrants-mogherini Mon, 25 May 2015 17:06:30 +0200 eu-states-must-help-med-migrants-mogherini EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday appealed for UN backing for Europe's plan to confront the Mediterranean migrant crisis by using military force against smugglers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150512/un-urged-to-back-military-force-against-people-smugglers Tue, 12 May 2015 09:56:50 +0200 un-urged-to-back-military-force-against-people-smugglers Italy will send arms and aid to Iraq to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) militant group but will not take part in US-led air strikes, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said after a summit in Paris on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140915/italy-will-not-take-part-in-air-strikes-against-isis Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:59:00 +0200 italy-will-not-take-part-in-air-strikes-against-isis 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 UPDATED: Italy's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini has been put in charge of the European Union's foreign relations at a summit in Brussels. The appointment represents a major coup for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister Sat, 30 Aug 2014 21:16:00 +0200 mogherini-eu-high-representative-foreign-minister European Union Socialists have agreed to back Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the bloc's new foreign policy chief, Germany said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/eu-socialists-back-mogherini-for-foreign-policy-job Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:52:00 +0200 eu-socialists-back-mogherini-for-foreign-policy-job 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 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 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 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