Speech by Minister Bonino at the Conference of Munich – “The Syrian Catastrophe” Session (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) To have a clear overview on the Syria crisis but also to fully understand obstacles and difficulties encountered by the International Community in finding a way out to a three years long conflict, there is a basic premise to take into consideration. In Syria, as well as in some […]

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Bonino: «Time to end the massacre in Syria» (La Stampa)

Commenting on the glacial pace of the peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian regime and opposition, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi offered a show of optimism. The Syrian crisis, now entering its third year, has caused devastating consequences for 9 million innocent victims: approximately 130,000 are dead, 2.3 million Syrians have taken refuge in neighbouring […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Rettifica Nota di accreditamento – 3^ Riunione del Gruppo di lavoro di alto livello sulle sfide umanitarie della crisi siriana (Farnesina, 3 febbraio 2014)

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO Lunedì 3 febbraio 2014 alle ore 9.15, si terrà alla Farnesina la 3^ Riunione del Gruppo di lavoro di alto livello sulle sfide umanitarie della crisi siriana, che sarà aperta dal Ministro degli Affari Esteri Emma Bonino, dal Vice-Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite, Valerie Amos e dai due […]

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Munich Conference: Focus on global security

The Syrian crisis, the Middle East Peace Process, the nuclear dossier and security in the digital age. As happens every year, the Munich Security Conference, now in its 50th year, will focus on the “hottest” issues on the international agenda. The Conference, which began today, 31 January 2014, will see the participation of around 90 […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 31 January: latest news from around the world. Service provided in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

An letter of intent was signed in Rome today by Turkey’s Yeni Basak Energy (a subsidiary of the US Sun Group) and Italy’s Turboden (Organic Rankine Cycle Turbo-generators), controlled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The agreement was signed in the margins of the Matching Italy-Turkey economic forum organised by Network Globale to coincide with the State […]

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Syria: UN Contact Group at Farnesina – Bonino: Humanitarian catastrophe, aid access and civilian security

Syria is experiencing the “worst humanitarian crisis of our times” and it is the “shame of the international community” that aid is being kept out of the region. Minister Bonino’s harsh words were spoken from Rome, where the UN held a meeting of 19 countries to make a univocal appeal for access to food, water […]

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Arctic frontiers 2014

Dedicated to “Humans in the Arctic”, the 8th edition of Arctic Frontiers has taken place in Tromsø, with a significant contribution from Italy. Keynote speaker Giorgio Novello, the Italian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, pointed out Italy’s strong links with the Arctic, which recently led to our obtaining Permanent Observer status in the Arctic Council. […]

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Niger – Future customs police officers trained in Italy

The training course organised at the Finance Police’s Training and Specialisation Centre (CAS) in Orvieto for customs police officers from the Republic of Niger has come to a close. The course ran from 13 to 30 January. Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was designed to strengthen the institutions in countries […]

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Speech by Minister Bonino at IBAC Italy 2014 (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for this “special edition” of the International Business Advisory Committee. As I mentioned yesterday evening at Villa Madama, your presence here represents for us a sign of trust to our country. We value this […]

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Theatre: The drama of migration – preview performance at the Italian Embassy in Paris

The 18th century “Sicilian Theatre” in the Italian Embassy in Paris was the splendid setting for the preview of the play by Sicilian writer Lina Prosa, “Lampedusa Beach”, on the dramatic situation of migrants in the Mediterranean region. The event will be broadcast by Canal + France in its “Le Supplement” programme. Read more, in […]

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Speech by Minister Bonino at the Conference on the Death Penalty – Sierra Leone (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) This is the third African conference on the death penalty organized by “Hands Off Cain” to gain consent in the continent for the adoption of a moratorium on executions. I wish that, as it happened after Libreville in 2007 and Kigali in 2011, more African countries will put the […]

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Abu Dhabi: GSE presents “E-Qbo” at Sustainability Week

Italy was present at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2014 with a pavilion at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The “E-Qbo” project was a notable success. The fruit of a collaboration by RSE (the research company linked to energy services operator GSE) and T-Red, a start-up company, the E-Qbo is a an off-grid cube clad […]

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