My Diary - Federica Mogherini

Europe and the United States, natural partners beyond disagreements

8 Dec, 2018

I write after a week spent in Boston, Brussels and Milan. First, at Harvard University for a day of discussions with students and professor on relations between the United States and Europe: in spite of the current disagreements on specific issues, we remain natural partners

Practical contributions to peace

2 Dec, 2018

I write on my way to the United States, in the wake of the sad day of President George H.W. Bush’s passing. My week has started in Brussels with the meeting with this year’s two Nobel Peace Prize winners. On Wednesday I was in Geneva for the conference on peace in Afghanistan, organised by the United Nations

Two important achievements for the Europe of defence

25 Nov, 2018

I write after a week spent in Brussels and in Turkey, which started with some important achievements in our work on the Europe of defence and ended today with the meeting of the twenty-seven heads of government on the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union

For a peaceful, secure and democratic Libya

18 Nov, 2018

I write at the end of a week spent in Algeria, Sicily and Brussels. Last Monday I was in Algiers, where we worked on how to contrast terrorism and on our cooperation on regional security. From Algeria to Sicily, for more work on Libya at the conference organised by the Italian government in Palermo

Europe and Canada, closer than ever

9 Nov, 2018

I write at the end of a week spent in Montreal and in Brussels. One and a half years ago we agreed on a “strategic partnership” with Canada – in other words, we decided to bring our political, economic and diplomatic cooperation to the highest level

National sovereignty today needs the European Union

28 Oct, 2018

I write after a week spent in Strasbourg, Brussels and Milan. First at the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners and the European Parliament’s plenary in Strasbourg

Good news from the Balkans and Asia

21 Oct, 2018

I write at the end of a week that I spent working with many of our partners – from our Eastern neighbours to the countries of South-East Asia, with some important results and good news

Tens of national identities, one common European identity

14 Oct, 2018

I write at the end of a week when I travelled Europe from one corner to the opposite, from Lisbon to Helsinki. In just a few days I could see some of the many faces of our continent, which has thousands of cultures and identities: still, there is something that binds us together, a common identity that doesn’t delete Europe’s thousands of faces, but sums up all of them

At the UN General Assembly: Iran, Syria, Israel and Palestine

30 Sep, 2018

Yesterday I wrote about my week at the UN General Assembly in New York. Today I’d like to say more about the work done to preserve the nuclear deal with Iran, to restart peace negotiations for Syria, and to keep alive and relaunch the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine

At the UN general Assembly. Investing in multilateralism is our “national interest”

29 Sep, 2018

I write after coming back from the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York: a full week at work to preserve the nuclear deal with Iran, to restart peace talks in Syria, to keep alive and relaunch the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine, to work with Africa on our future, to protect rights and create new opportunities for all

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