Interviews
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17 February 2014
Lebanon: Bonino hails broadly representative new government
“After months of deadlock, and in a complex political and social context, Lebanon has a new government. My sincerest best wishes go out to the Lebanese political forces that have agreed on a broadly representative team”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino stated in a press release. Tension influenced by Syrian crisis On Saturday incoming […]
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Press Releases
17 February 2014
Lebanon: Bonino hails new government
“After months of deadlock, and in a complex political and social context, Lebanon has a new government. My sincerest best wishes go out to the Lebanese political forces that have agreed on a broadly representative team”, Minister Bonino commented. “Italy”, she continued, “encourages the new lawmakers to adopt measures that will help Lebanon to meet […]
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17 February 2014
USA and UK: Torino Piemonte Aerospace business missions
The aerospace sector of the Piedmont region is organising two business missions aimed at setting up new contacts in the UK and the USA: from 24 to 26 February, in the Midlands, the heart of England, where Britain’s largest aerospace cluster (including Rolls Royce) is located; and from 10 to 14 March in California’s Silicon […]
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Accreditation Notices
17 February 2014
ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Schedule change: Events celebrating the Lateran Pacts (Italian Embassy to the Holy See, 18 February 2014)
A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 18 February 2014 to celebrate the Lateran Pacts and the revision of the Concordat. The ceremony will take place at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo) in the presence of senior figures from the institutions of the State and of the Catholic Church. The bilateral […]
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17 February 2014
Pakistan – Italy co-sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival
The recent Karachi Literature Festival – one of the subcontinent’s most important literary festivals – was a great success, attracting over 60,000 visitors. More than 120 panels were organised over three days with the participation of a large number of Pakistani and foreign authors and speakers. The festival was co-sponsored by the Italian embassy in […]
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17 February 2014
Brazil – Italy puts culture “on the field” for the World Cup
Cultural cooperation is growing between Italy and Brazil, and will get a special boost during the World Cup soccer championship. Italian Ambassador to Brazil Raffaele Trombetta met recently with President of the Clube do Choro Henrique Lima Santos in an effort to strengthen collaboration within the context of “Italia na Copa”, a cultural review being […]
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Accreditation Notices
17 February 2014
NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – Eventi celebrativi dei Patti Lateranensi (Ambasciata d´Italia presso la Santa Sede, 18 febbraio 2014)
A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 18 February 2014 to celebrate the Lateran Pacts and the revision of the Concordat. The ceremony will take place at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo) in the presence of senior figures from the institutions of the State and of the Catholic Church. The bilateral […]
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17 February 2014
Expo – Road show in the U.S. 26 February – 4 March
The association ItaliaCamp and the EXPO 2015 Italia pavilion will stage a road show in the U.S. from 26 February to 4 March: a delegation of 100 persons from research and business spheres representing every Italian region. A first stop on Wall Street will offer an opportunity for the Italian delegation to attend the presentation […]
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Press Releases
15 February 2014
Marò: Bonino thanks Kathy Ashton for “much appreciated” statements
“I very much appreciated the statements by Kathy Ashton — whom I thank — in support of the strong conviction that our navy marines must not be tried on the basis of the Indian anti-terrorism law”. Minister Bonino commented on the stance recently expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy. “This is a major […]
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14 February 2014
Italian Economic Diplomacy: Japan: Italian exports perform strongly in 2013
The Italian-Japanese trade figures for 2013 published by Japan’s customs authorities confirm the strong performance of Italian exports. In spite of the weakening of the yen against the euro, our exports rose by 21.8% in yen (and over 8% in real terms). This produced a trade surplus of 4 billion euros for Italy, even though […]
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14 February 2014
“Digital Natives”: IT and the Montessori method in the kindergarten – conference at the Farnesina
Teaching information technology (IT) at nursery school to guide children towards an informed use of the new technologies. That is the challenge being tackled by the Farnesina’s Montessori-method kindergarten, which has embarked on an experimental project that was illustrated this morning [14 February 2014] at the “Digital Natives” conference at the Ministry. In his introductory […]
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