Diplomazia e Dintorni – Exploring Italian diplomacy through numbers

The second instalment of the new series of “Diplomazia e Dintorni” radio programmes will be broadcast at 20.00 on Tuesday 14 October 2014. Stefano Baldi will be interviewing Sabrina Ugolini, Head of the Statistics Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Daniela Di Prima, statistics coordinators. Together, they well discover how […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Algeria: 4 billion USD for industrial parks

ANIREF, the government agency tasked by the Ministry of Industry with SMEs and investment promotion, confirmed that its previous 5-year plan allotted 4 billion USD for the construction of 42 industrial parks. To date six of those contracts have been awarded through competitive bidding. For the others, the government has decided to compile a short-list […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – World Food Day Seminar (Roma, Aranciera di San Sisto, 15 October 2014)

On the occasion of World Food Day, and ahead of the international conference on nutrition to be held in Rome from 19 to 21 November and the 2015 EXPO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Development Cooperation has organised a high level seminar. “The role of family farming: from seeds […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE RECALL: Ministerial session of the Energy Segment of the Italy-Africa Initiative (Farnesina, 13 and 14 October 2014)

The Farnesina will host the ministerial session of the Energy Segment of the Italy-Africa Initiative on 13 and 14 October within the framework of the Italian duty presidency of the Council of the EU. Participants will include the energy ministers of the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. A technical workshop entitled “Dialogue forum with the Private […]

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Middle East: Mogherini in Cairo for Gaza Conference – a spur for resumption of peace process

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is in Cairo today to attend the International Conference on Palestine, “Reconstructing Gaza”, which Italy is co-chairing. The meeting will also provide an opportunity for bilateral meetings on the situation in Libya and the Syrian crisis, especially as regards the tragedy in Kobane. “It is vital for the Cairo conference to […]

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Libya: Mogherini in Tripoli with Ban Ki-moon for second session of political dialogue

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is in Tripoli to attend the opening of the second session of political dialogue in Libya under the aegis of the United Nations. She is attending along with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The dialogue opened on 29 September in Ghadames, at the initiative of the special representative and head of […]

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L’Italia celebra la Giornata Internazionale per i diritti delle bambine

Si celebra oggi, 11 ottobre, la Giornata internazionale dei diritti delle bambine, istituita nel 2011 da una Risoluzione delle Nazioni Unite e dedicata quest’anno alla promozione dei diritti delle adolescenti e all’eliminazione di ogni forma di violenza. L’Italia, da sempre in prima linea nel contrasto internazionale alla violenza sessuale e di genere, ha promosso numerose […]

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Nobel Pace: Mogherini, scelta che richiama a dovere di difendere il futuro

The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Malala and Satyarthi is moving acknowledgement of two persons’ courageous battle to defend the rights of children”, said Minister Mogherini. “But it is not only that. It is a choice that reminds the entire world, from politicians to civil society, of the duty to daily defend […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Vietnam: conference Tuesday in Bologna ahead of November mission

A workshop on Vietnam will be held at 9:30 on Tuesday 14 October at Unioncamere Emilia Romagna in via Aldo Moro 62, Bologna. Speakers will include businesspersons and experts, some via live link with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The initiative is preparatory to a business mission to Vietnam from 23 to 26 November […]

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Tunis: 7th edition of the Italo-Tunisian Friendship Tournament launched. National diplomatic team on the field

Four soccer teams, two Italian and two Tunisian, will face off from 10 to 12 October in the seventh edition of the Italo-Tunisian Friendship Tournament. The benefit event aims to raise funds for projects on behalf of Italo-Tunisian students enrolled in Italian schools and disadvantaged and children, and to consolidate friendly relations between two peoples […]

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Italy-Africa. Ministerial Conference on Energy

The event, dedicated to sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, is part of a broader Italy-Africa Initiative aimed at promoting a model for sustainable growth, with the participation of all Italian sectors interested in increasing relations with the African continent.   Investment prospects in the sectors of electrical and renewable energy on the African continent and […]

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Death Penalty: Mogherini, human rights inalienable. Battle for moratorium continues

On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Italy renews its commitment to the battle for a universal moratorium on executions. “Italy considers the defence of human rights an inalienable principle. We intend to continue to fight for a moratorium on executions in advance of the universal abolition of the death penalty”, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini […]

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