Federica Mogherini: EU Global Strategy - Challenges and Opportunities

The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe held the sixth annual "EU Diplomacy Lectures" in Bruges on Tuesday, 8 October 2019, followed by a short Q&A session. https://www.eudebates.tv/debates/spec... Ms Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice-President of the European Commission: "Implementing the EU Global Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities" The EU Diplomacy Lecture was followed by a roundtable discussion on “What makes a good (European) diplomat today?” in which several professors of the Department participated. Keynote speech by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC. Federica Mogherini has since November 2014 been the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. Prior to joining the EU, she was Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs (February-October 2014) and a Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (2008-14). In her parliamentary capacity, she was Head of the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Vice-President of its Political Committee (2013-14); member of the Italian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2008-13); Secretary of the Defence Committee (2008-13); and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. She also coordinated the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Development Cooperation. Federica Mogherini is a member of the Italian Institute for Foreign Affairs (IAI) and a fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She is also a member of the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (ELN) and of the Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). She graduated in Political Science from the University of Rome "La Sapienza". #FedericaMogherini #ForeignAffairs #EuropeanUnion #eudebates