My Diary - Federica Mogherini

After the G20 in Japan

25 Nov, 2019

I write after coming back from Japan, where I took part in the meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers in Nagoya. We discussed how to guarantee that global trade remains free but also that it can have fairer rules, how to support a more sustainable development model, and the great global economies’ partnership with Africa

Another step forward for European defence

18 Nov, 2019

I write after a week spent between Brussels and the Gulf. Last Monday I chaired the monthly meeting of European Foreign Ministers

Solidarity for Venezuelans and for those who welcome them

2 Nov, 2019

I write at the end of a week that has been mostly dedicated to the situation in Venezuela. On Monday and Tuesday we hosted in Brussels an International Solidarity Conference for those who fled Venezuela and their host communities

From the Far East to New York

27 Oct, 2019

I write after a week when I travelled to the Far East and then to the United States

Two important decisions, one historic mistake

20 Oct, 2019

I write after a difficult European Council: the heads of State and government have postponed the decision to open negotiations for Albania’s and North Macedonia’s accession to the European Union, in spite of the extraordinary progress achieved by both countries and against the European Commission’s advice. It is much more than a lost opportunity: it is a historic mistake, which I hope can be amended as soon as possible. The Council has also taken two important decisions

A new start with Moldova

6 Oct, 2019

I write at the end of a week that I dedicated mostly to Moldova, but also to a first look back at these five years of work

At the UN General Assembly: a global network for multilateralism

29 Sep, 2019

I write after coming back from the United Nations’ General Assembly – my last one as High Representative: during these five years we strengthened cooperation between the European Union and the UN like never before, and we made the EU a global point of reference for all those who believe that our world must be governed together, joining forces, instead of going for unilateral approaches that do not solve our problems

Back to Latin America: Cuba, Mexico and Colombia

15 Sep, 2019

I write after coming back from Latin America, for a three-fold visit to Cuba, Mexico and Colombia

My last Ambassadors’ Conference, and a new “Erasmus” on religion in society

8 Sep, 2019

I write from Havana, where I arrived for the second meeting on the “Joint Council” that we created with the historic 2016 cooperation agreement between the European Union and Cuba. In the coming days I will head from Cuba to Mexico and Colombia. I spent the week that just ended in Brussels, where we gathered like every years all the Ambassadors of the European Union in the world

European defence and Iran deal, the work goes on

1 Sep, 2019

I write at the end of a week spent in Helsinki with the Foreign and Defence Ministers of the Union

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