Federica Mogherini

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Federica Mogherini (2014)
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Federica Mogherini (born June 16, 1973 in Rome ) is an Italian politician ( PD / PES ) and was the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from November 1, 2014 to November 30, 2019 . From February 22nd to October 31st, 2014, she was Italian Foreign Minister .

From September 1, 2020, she will be the rector of the College of Europe in Bruges.

education

She studied political science at La Sapienza University in Rome, where she graduated with a thesis on the relationship between religion and politics in Islam . She then completed an Erasmus stay at the University of Aix-en-Provence in France.

Political career

As chair of the Italian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
As Italian Foreign Minister, she meets Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Early years

Mogherini's political career began in 1988 with her entry into the youth association of the Italian Communist Party " Partito Comunista Italiano ", the "Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana" (FGCI). In 1996 she joined the youth organization of the Left Democrats (DS for short, Italian Democratici di Sinistra ). From 1999 to 2001 she was vice-chair of the European Association of Young Socialists (ECOSY for short, European Community Organization of Socialist Youth) . From 2001 she was a member of the party council of the Left Democrats. Mogherini was ultimately responsible for foreign policy affairs there and, among other things, maintained relations with the US Democrats .

houses of Parliament

In 2008 she moved to the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party , where, after being re-elected in 2013, she served in the committees for foreign affairs and defense.

From February 2009 she was on the executive committee of the PD (successor party to the Left Democrats) responsible for equality , from December 2013 for European politics.

On August 1, 2013, she took over the chairmanship of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO .

Foreign Minister of Italy

On February 22, 2014, Mogherini was appointed Italian Foreign Minister. After Susanna Agnelli and Emma Bonino, she was the third woman to hold this position, and by far the youngest.

Under her leadership, the Italian Foreign Ministry obtained the release of Maryam Ibrahim from the Sudan .

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

As the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the negotiations with Iran in 2015
Meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in New York 2015

On August 2, 2014, the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi formally confirmed the candidacy of Italy with Federica Mogherini for the office of High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. On August 30, 2014 it was announced that she would succeed Catherine Ashton in this office. At the same time she heads the European External Action Service and is one of seven Vice-Presidents of the European Commission . She was elected by the European Parliament with the other members of the Juncker Commission on October 22, 2014 and took office on November 1.

Mogherini during the 53rd Munich Security Conference 2017

On December 8, 2014, Mogherini traveled to Istanbul with the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Christos Stylianides and EU Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn to coordinate further cooperation between the EU and Turkey with the Turkish government .

After the EU supported the new Ukrainian government with a billion-dollar program, it urged Ukraine to implement the promised reforms. At a meeting with their government representatives , she made it clear that the EU would not pay out any further aid if the government did not undertake the necessary reforms to establish the rule of law .

In December 2014, Federica Mogherini and US Secretary of State John Kerry met for talks during the EU-US Energy Council . The meetings, the last of which took place in Brussels , are part of a political and practical response to the crisis in Ukraine. Federica Mogherini spoke to John Kerry in favor of including an energy chapter in the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement ( TTIP ).

On March 4, 2015, the EU Foreign Affairs Representative and Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn kicked off the consultations on the future EU neighborhood policy.

As co-responsible negotiator, she successfully concluded negotiations with Iran by mid-July 2015 . As a result, the US, the EU and the United Nations lifted the sanctions that had been imposed, in return Iran agreed to a long-term curtailment of its nuclear program .

End of September 2015 announced the EU foreign policy chief to expand the military operation against tractor in the Mediterranean in order , organized criminal to fight more effectively in the future.

In her keynote address on the new global strategy for the European Union in June 2016, she set five priorities: security, state and social resilience in the east and south of the EU, an integrated approach to conflict management, cooperative regional structures and “global governance” of the 21st century. It is thus increasingly focusing its foreign policy on soft power , pragmatism and tailored solutions as well as regional governance .

Together with EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn , on the state of emergency in Turkey after the attempted coup , she made it clear in July 2016 that this “must not be used as an excuse to further restrict freedom of expression and to criminalize and prosecute critics or dissenters. The right of every individual to an objective investigation of the allegations and to a fair trial must be guaranteed. "

She resigned from office on November 30, 2019, when the Juncker Commission ended . She no longer belongs to the new Von der Leyen Commission . Josep Borrell was her successor .

Positions

Russia

In January 2015, Mogherini circulated a discussion paper among the EU foreign ministers examining a rapprochement between the EU and Russia . It also describes a way to reduce international sanctions against Russia . The proposal received harsh reactions from the UK and Poland , while fighting in Ukraine intensified.

In February 2017, Mogherini said that "as long as the Minsk Agreement is not fully implemented, the anti-Russian sanctions will stand." In March 2017 dozens of journalists, analysts and politicians published an open letter to Mogherini initiated by the European Values ​​Think-Tank . In it they criticize Mogherini's response to Russian politics. According to this, they try to avoid naming Russia as the main cause of "hostile disinformation". They also accused her of constantly dissuading Russia's aggression.

On April 24, 2017, Mogherini officially met her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov while on a trip to Russia . They discussed the implementation of the Minsk Agreement , the annexation of Crimea , homophobia in Russia and the discrimination against Chechnya . Mogherini said that she supports a policy of cooperation rather than confrontation.

Private

Mogherini is the daughter of the director Flavio Mogherini . She is married to Matteo Rebesani, a former personal assistant to the former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni , and has two daughters.

Her mother tongue is Italian, she is fluent in French and English and has a good knowledge of Spanish.

Awards

literature

Web links

Commons : Federica Mogherini  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Federica MOGHERINI is appointed Rector of the College of Europe from September 1, 2020. College of Europe , May 26, 2020, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  3. ^ Agli esteri Federica Mogherini: europeista, pacifista, antirazzista, filo-Usa, filo-Ong. (Italian) In: ImolaOggi.it. February 21, 2014, accessed July 11, 2014
  4. ↑ James Panichi: Federica Mogherini - Italy's scapegoat. In: Politico . Politico sprl, August 24, 2014, accessed on May 15, 2018 (English, see box with CV).
  5. ↑ Sudan: amb. in Italia, Meriam a Roma grazie a amicizia tra nostri paesi ( Italian ) In: Adnkronos . Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Woman who faced death for faith is free , CNN website. 
  7. ↑ Renzi scrive a Juncker e candida ufficialmente Federica Mogherini al Pesc
  8. ↑ [1]
  9. ↑ [2]
  10. ↑ TTIP: Mogherini demands energy chapter from USA
  11. ↑ Mogherini criticizes the neighborhood policy of the previous commission
  12. ↑ Mogherini on the nuclear deal with Iran: "This is a historic day"
  13. ↑ Kai Küstner: Italian with diplomatic skills. In: tagesschau.de. Tagesschau, December 28, 2015, accessed on December 29, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Mogherini announces the imminent start of military operations against smugglers
  15. ↑ Mogherini's Global Strategy: More Than Just a Zero-Sum Game
  16. ^ Hahn and Mogherini warn against restrictions on freedom of the press in Turkey
  17. ↑ dpa: The new commissioners: From old hands and newcomers - the new EU Commission . In: The time . November 27, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed December 1, 2019]).
  18. ↑ Christian Oliver, Roman Olearchyk and Henry Foy: EU foreign ministers attack call to soften Russia stance , Financial Times , January 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ " EU's Mogherini: US says will fully implement Iran nuclear deal ", Reuters, February 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ Ryan Heath: Federica Mogherini 'soft' on disinformation, critics say . In: Politico , March 22, 2017. 
  21. ↑ Open Letter of European security experts to Federica Mogherini . European values . March 2017.
  22. ↑ http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3281086
  23. ↑ Federica Mogherini. In: Corriere.it. October 31, 2014, accessed on February 10, 2015 (Italian)
  24. ↑ Federica Mogherini, ministro degli Esteri. In: QN Quotidiano.net. February 21, 2014, accessed on July 11, 2014 (Italian)
  25. ↑ CV on the website of the EU Parliament . Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  26. ↑ press release. (PDF; 246 KB) Bonn International Democracy Prize 2016. July 2017, accessed on May 15, 2018 (date taken from URL).
  27. ↑ hessenschau.de: Hessian Peace Prize 2016 goes to EU Foreign Affairs Representative in 2017, June 2, 2017, last call: June 2, 2017.
predecessor Office successor
Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
November 1, 2014–30. November 2019 		Josep Borrell
personal data
SURNAME Mogherini, Federica
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian politician (PD)
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome